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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

188% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 8

35% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 17

22% more funds holding

Funds holding: 67 → 82 (+15)

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $90.8M → $101M (+$10.5M)

2.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.62% → 16.88% (+2.3%)

Holders
82
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+22.39%
% of All Funds
1.86%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
23
Reduced
17
Closed
8
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$6.9M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
+$5.52M
3
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.66M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$980K
5
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$669K

Top Sellers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$2.27M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.93M
3
Bessemer Group
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
-$1.8M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$626K
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$240K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
IH
51
IFC Holdings
Florida
$136K – – –
TSS
52
Two Sigma Securities
New York
$129K +$130K +18,458 New
BF
53
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$129K +$130K +18,500 New
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$125K +$126K +17,866 New
RJFSA
55
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$116K -$4.84K -687 -4%
SCA
56
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
$107K +$1.97K +279 +2%
CAN
57
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$100K +$338 +48 +0.3%
AW
58
ACG Wealth
Georgia
$98K – – –
M&T Bank
59
M&T Bank
New York
$98K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
60
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$96K – – –
FVCM
61
F&V Capital Management
Florida
$95K – – –
HCM
62
Hollencrest Capital Management
California
$85K – – –
WJA
63
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$84K – – –
CIBC World Market
64
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$84K +$7.05K +1,000 +9%
PAS
65
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$81K +$80.6K +11,427 New
BC
66
Burney Company
Virginia
$77K +$77.6K +11,005 New
KF
67
Krilogy Financial
Missouri
$76K – – –
WS
68
Wedbush Securities
California
$76K +$1.35K +191 +2%
PHS
69
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$70K – – –
SEI Investments
70
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$59K +$59.6K +8,450 New
ClearBridge Investments
71
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$52K – – –
IP
72
Intellectus Partners
California
$51K +$1.2K +170 +2%
SWP
73
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
$44K +$44.6K +6,331 New
IA
74
IFP Advisors
Florida
$33K -$158K -22,360 -82%
FCMT
75
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$33K – – –
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

82 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $101M — up 12% from $90.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new HIX positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 23 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.9M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $2.27M.

  • 82 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q4 2017, up from 67 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $101M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q4 2017, up 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2017 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $6.9M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q4 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.27M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.