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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.7M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.15% → 7.52% (-1.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 58 (-5)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $43.7M (-$9.28M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
58
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.94%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.29M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.29M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$478K
4
MAFM
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
+$279K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$232K

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$8.48M
2
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$1.67M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$832K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$414K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$407K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OIA
51
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$10K – – –
IAIM
52
International Assets Investment Management
Florida
$10K +$5.15K +750 +100%
Citigroup
53
Citigroup
New York
$9K – – –
US Bancorp
54
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$8K – – –
APA
55
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$7.08K +$41 +6 +0.6%
GI
56
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5K – – –
HI
57
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$3K +$3.44K +500 New
PCM
58
Penserra Capital Management
California
– -$8.48M -1,232,228 Closed
Jane Street
59
Jane Street
New York
– -$311K -45,135 Closed
OFG
60
OTA Financial Group
New York
– -$215K -31,339 Closed
CFG
61
Cooper Financial Group
California
– -$181K -26,261 Closed
HF
62
HRT Financial
New York
– -$132K -19,200 Closed
M&T Bank
63
M&T Bank
New York
– -$103K -15,018 Closed
SCA
64
Sage Capital Advisors
South Dakota
– -$104K -14,962 Closed
KAS
65
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
– -$73K -10,605 Closed
WT
66
Washington Trust
Rhode Island
– -$43K -6,239 Closed
VBCG
67
Valley Brook Capital Group
Pennsylvania
– -$20K -3,000 Closed
JPLA
68
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
– -$6K -800 Closed
D
69
Diversified
Delaware
– -$4K -618 Closed
DWM
70
Defined Wealth Management
Oregon
– -$3K -500 Closed
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

58 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $43.7M — down 18% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of HIX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Penserra Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.48M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2021, down from 63 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $43.7M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2021, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2021 was Creative Planning, an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2021 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $8.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.