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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

92 hedge funds and large institutions have $110M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 92 (+9)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

3.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 28.65% → 25.58% (-3.1%)

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $165M → $110M (-$54.9M)

Holders
92
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.84%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
21
Increased
31
Reduced
25
Closed
10
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$5.42M
2
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$3.51M
3
TJHA
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
+$2.78M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$1.48M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
-$19.9M
2
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$11.5M
3
LCM
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
-$1.5M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.12M
5
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
-$782K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
76
Citigroup
New York
$34K -$35.3K -5,603 -45%
RCA
77
Ranch Capital Advisors
Florida
$18K – – –
PAM
78
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$15K +$13.3K +2,102 +254%
PFGIA
79
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$14K -$13.4K -2,127 -44%
VRM
80
Vectors Research Management
New York
$14K +$17K +2,700 New
GI
81
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$13K +$12.6K +2,000 +292%
GRP
82
Global Retirement Partners
California
$12K +$214 +34 +1%
GSWM
83
Golden State Wealth Management
California
$10K +$13K +2,056 New
OIA
84
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$8K – – –
IWP
85
IAG Wealth Partners
Wisconsin
$8K +$9.03K +1,432 New
AIC
86
Ameritas Investment Company
Nebraska
$7K +$9.73K +1,543 New
APA
87
American Portfolios Advisors
New York
$4.93K -$31.1K -4,924 -83%
JPLA
88
Joseph P. Lucia & Associates
New York
$4K +$5.05K +800 New
Creative Planning
89
Creative Planning
Kansas
– -$332K -49,233 Closed
BFM
90
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$162K -24,000 Closed
CC
91
Centiva Capital
New York
– -$118K -17,442 Closed
FIA
92
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$112K -16,757 Closed
SDAM
93
Shulman DeMeo Asset Management
New York
– -$102K -15,120 Closed
SS
94
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
– -$85K -12,586 Closed
Stifel Financial
95
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$76K -11,251 Closed
BFEC
96
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
– -$20K -3,013 Closed
TPWA
97
TRUE Private Wealth Advisors
Oregon
– -$3K -500 Closed
ASN
98
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
– -$1K -80 Closed
Fidelity Investments
99
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
– +$6 +1 New
TFA
100
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
– +$82 +13 New
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

92 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $110M — down 33% from $165M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new HIX positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Rivernorth Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.42M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $19.9M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2020, up from 83 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $110M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2020, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2020 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2020 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $5.42M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2020 was UBS Group, an estimated $19.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.