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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

74 hedge funds and large institutions have $75.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7

47% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 19

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 74 (+7)

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $69M → $75.3M (+$6.34M)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 12.36% → 13.83% (+1.5%)

Holders
74
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.45%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
14
Increased
28
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
+$3.45M
2
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
+$2.2M
3
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$1.74M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$1.12M
5
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$1.75M
2
NEIRG
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
-$1.61M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$1.03M
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$928K
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$431K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PNC Financial Services Group
51
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$81K – – –
HCM
52
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$77K -$2.33K -350 -3%
LTFS
53
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$73K -$39.2K -5,888 -34%
VAM
54
Visium Asset Management
New York
$71K +$75.4K +11,320 New
Bank of Montreal
55
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$66K +$46K +6,903 +192%
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
56
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$48K +$30K +4,500 +144%
ClearBridge Investments
57
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$47K – – –
EWM
58
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$27K +$28.2K +4,225 New
MFW
59
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$27K +$29.4K +4,405 New
IWMPD
60
Integrated Wealth Management (Palm Desert)
California
$25K – – –
DADC
61
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$21K +$686 +103 +3%
NFG
62
Next Financial Group
Texas
$18K – – –
AAM
63
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$17K – – –
RFA
64
Reilly Financial Advisors
California
$13K +$13.3K +2,000 New
AFP
65
Ausdal Financial Partners
Iowa
$13K +$13.5K +2,022 New
Deutsche Bank
66
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12K – – –
CCS
67
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$12K +$10K +1,500 New
TFA
68
Transamerica Financial Advisors
Florida
$7K – – –
PCM
69
Penserra Capital Management
California
$6K +$6.78K +1,018 New
GI
70
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5K – – –
BFEC
71
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$3K -$5.33K -800 -62%
TRCT
72
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$2K +$2K +300 New
CCP
73
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
– -$280K -43,200 Closed
DA
74
Doliver Advisors
Texas
– -$181K -27,996 Closed
FVCM
75
F&V Capital Management
Florida
– -$88K -13,637 Closed
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $75.3M — up 9.2% from $69M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new HIX positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, adding an estimated $3.45M. The largest seller was Mariner Investment Group, cutting an estimated $1.75M.

  • 74 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q4 2015, up from 67 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $75.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q4 2015, up 9.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q4 2015 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2015 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $3.45M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q4 2015 was Mariner Investment Group, an estimated $1.75M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.