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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

65 hedge funds and large institutions have $66M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

120% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 5

24% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 17

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 5965 (+6)

1.2% less ownership

Funds ownership: 10.74%9.53% (-1.2%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $76.8M → $66M (-$10.8M)

Holders
65
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+10.17%
% of All Funds
1.73%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
11
Increased
21
Reduced
17
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
GC
1
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$18.8M -$321K -39,603 -2%
UBS Group
2
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.4M +$4.27M +527,736 +52%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$6.55M +$145K +17,880 +2%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$5.35M +$417K +51,514 +8%
Morgan Stanley
5
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.56M -$1.46M -180,944 -24%
WCM
6
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$3.15M -$182K -22,433 -5%
CIA
7
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.36M -$15.8K -1,955 -0.7%
SFS
8
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$1.44M +$754K +93,204 +109%
MIG
9
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$1.09M -$4.27M -527,405 -80%
NPC
10
National Planning Corporation
California
$684K -$356K -43,955 -34%
Wells Fargo
11
Wells Fargo
California
$634K +$145K +17,911 +29%
AIG
12
American International Group
New York
$585K +$101K +12,530 +21%
Bank of America
13
Bank of America
North Carolina
$537K +$10.4K +1,287 +2%
YMRC
14
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$482K +$486K +60,000 New
CS
15
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$475K +$479K +59,195 New
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$474K +$22.7K +2,799 +5%
SG Americas Securities
17
SG Americas Securities
New York
$460K -$3.31M -408,793 -88%
AAM
18
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$451K -$26.2K -3,241 -5%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
19
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$435K +$81.3K +10,041 +23%
CAN
20
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$416K -$44.1K -5,452 -10%
BFEC
21
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$374K -$7.29K -900 -2%
ACM
22
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$302K +$11.7K +1,445 +4%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$294K -$22.5K -2,776 -7%
RJT
24
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$293K
DA
25
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$282K +$284K +35,079 New

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

65 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $66M — down 14% from $76.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new HIX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 17 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $4.27M. The largest seller was Rivernorth Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $4.36M sold.

  • 65 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2015, up from 59 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $66M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2015, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $4.27M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2015 was Rivernorth Capital Management, an estimated $4.36M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.