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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
MFW
76
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$31K – – –
Citigroup
77
Citigroup
New York
$24K – – –
EWM
78
Edge Wealth Management
New York
$21K – – –
CA
79
Calton & Associates
Florida
$19K +$19.6K +2,774 New
PFGIA
80
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$14K +$113 +16 +0.8%
GI
81
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$5K +$4.82K +684 New
Walleye Trading
82
Walleye Trading
New York
$252 +$255K +36,100 New
William Blair & Company
83
William Blair & Company
Illinois
– -$126K -17,500 Closed
VF
84
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$121K -16,732 Closed
LCM
85
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$120K -16,694 Closed
NPC
86
National Planning Corporation
California
– -$97K -13,515 Closed
Janney Montgomery Scott
87
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
– -$74K -10,290 Closed
PCM
88
Penserra Capital Management
California
– -$8K -1,152 Closed
JCM
89
Jacobi Capital Management
Pennsylvania
– -$3K -445 Closed
ASN
90
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$1K -180 Closed
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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.