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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

52 hedge funds and large institutions have $56M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

43% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 14

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $44M → $56M (+$11.9M)

1.32% more ownership

Funds ownership: 5.59%6.91% (+1.3%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5352 (-1)

20% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 5

Holders
52
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.89%
% of All Funds
1.69%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
4
Increased
20
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$14M +$8.47M +940,105 +173%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$6.38M +$115K +12,715 +2%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.8M -$336K -37,278 -7%
SONJCPFB
4
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B
New Jersey
$4.71M
WCM
5
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$4.34M -$49.4K -5,483 -1%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$3.94M +$686K +76,110 +22%
U
7
UBS
Switzerland
$2.87M +$859K +95,385 +46%
NPC
8
National Planning Corporation
California
$2.03M +$558K +61,891 +40%
Wells Fargo
9
Wells Fargo
California
$1.01M -$96.6K -10,717 -9%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$995K +$195K +21,608 +24%
Goldman Sachs
11
Goldman Sachs
New York
$966K +$923K +102,396 New
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$879K +$28.7K +3,188 +4%
RJFSA
13
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$787K -$4.95K -549 -0.7%
Jane Street
14
Jane Street
New York
$741K +$554K +61,514 +360%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$672K +$142K +15,727 +28%
SNC
16
Stifel Nicolaus & Co
Missouri
$582K -$208K -23,110 -27%
Commonwealth Equity Services
17
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$570K -$162K -17,993 -23%
AAM
18
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$511K +$455K +50,504 +1,382%
BFEC
19
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$471K -$21.6K -2,400 -5%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$469K +$1.97K +219 +0.4%
Cohen & Steers
21
Cohen & Steers
New York
$405K +$6.41K +711 +2%
WA
22
WFG Advisors
Texas
$365K -$655K -72,689 -65%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$351K +$79.4K +8,809 +31%
Creative Planning
24
Creative Planning
Kansas
$322K +$57.3K +6,356 +23%
Citigroup
25
Citigroup
New York
$278K +$19K +2,113 +8%

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

52 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $56M — up 27% from $44M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 5 funds closed out of HIX and 4 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 14 trimmed existing stakes and 20 added.

The largest buyer was Guggenheim Capital, adding an estimated $8.47M. The largest seller was WFG Advisors, cutting an estimated $655K.

  • 52 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q3 2013, down from 53 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $56M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q3 2013, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2013 was Guggenheim Capital, an estimated $8.47M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q3 2013 was WFG Advisors, an estimated $655K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.