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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

53 hedge funds and large institutions have $55.4M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 13 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

40% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5253 (+1)

0.24% more ownership

Funds ownership: 6.91%7.14% (+0.24%)

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $56M → $55.4M (-$514K)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 13 | Existing positions reduced: 16

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 10 (-1)

Holders
53
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.92%
% of All Funds
1.54%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
13
Reduced
16
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$15.6M +$2.25M +243,872 +16%
LPL Financial
2
LPL Financial
California
$5.87M -$277K -30,011 -4%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.33M -$264K -28,612 -6%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$4.21M +$442K +47,902 +11%
WCM
5
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$4.13M -$27.8K -3,018 -0.7%
CIA
6
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$3.37M +$3.44M +373,583 New
SG Americas Securities
7
SG Americas Securities
New York
$2.48M +$2.54M +275,462 New
U
8
UBS
Switzerland
$2.42M -$327K -35,485 -12%
NPC
9
National Planning Corporation
California
$1.44M -$518K -56,211 -26%
Barclays
10
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.19M +$199K +21,612 +20%
WA
11
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.01M +$677K +73,461 +190%
Goldman Sachs
12
Goldman Sachs
New York
$979K +$56.4K +6,115 +6%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$859K +$19.4K +2,105 +2%
AAM
14
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$781K +$299K +32,455 +60%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$739K -$229K -24,856 -23%
RJFSA
16
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$739K -$14.1K -1,529 -2%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$519K +$72.1K +7,824 +16%
BFEC
18
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$441K -$10.1K -1,100 -2%
PP
19
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
$424K +$434K +47,059 New
Commonwealth Equity Services
20
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$357K -$192K -20,836 -34%
Creative Planning
21
Creative Planning
Kansas
$342K +$35.1K +3,806 +11%
RJT
22
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$329K +$337K +36,500 New
SGCA
23
Steel Grove Capital Advisors
Tennessee
$260K
Citigroup
24
Citigroup
New York
$249K -$16.8K -1,821 -6%
AIG
25
American International Group
New York
$234K -$8.76K -950 -4%

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review

53 of the 3,445 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $55.4M — down 0.92% from $56M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new HIX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 13 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was SG Americas Securities, opening a new position worth an estimated $2.54M. The largest seller was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.71M sold.

  • 53 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q4 2013, up from 52 in Q3 2013.
  • Funds reported $55.4M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q4 2013, down 0.92% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q4 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q4 2013 was SG Americas Securities, an estimated $2.54M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q4 2013 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund B, an estimated $4.71M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.