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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

63 hedge funds and large institutions have $70.3M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 20 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $66M → $70.3M (+$4.3M)

1.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.53% → 10.83% (+1.3%)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 6

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 20

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 65 → 63 (-2)

Holders
63
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-3.08%
% of All Funds
1.7%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
6
Increased
20
Reduced
20
Closed
6
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$6.59M
2
VIA
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
+$2.14M
3
YMRC
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
+$1.6M
4
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
+$1.54M
5
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$663K

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.92M
2
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$1.05M
3
MIG
Mariner Investment Group
New York
-$979K
4
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
-$649K
5
SG Americas Securities
SG Americas Securities
New York
-$460K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$17.8M +$6.59M +824,520 +53%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$16.7M -$1.05M -131,262 -6%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$6.67M +$552K +69,124 +8%
LPL Financial
4
LPL Financial
California
$4.37M -$649K -81,245 -12%
SFS
5
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$2.8M +$1.54M +192,849 +108%
WCM
6
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$2.76M -$216K -27,013 -7%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.47M -$1.92M -240,153 -42%
CIA
8
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.17M -$47.7K -5,970 -2%
VIA
9
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$2.02M +$2.14M +267,821 New
YMRC
10
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.96M +$1.6M +200,000 +333%
DA
11
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$717K +$480K +60,044 +171%
Wells Fargo
12
Wells Fargo
California
$631K +$38.2K +4,784 +6%
RCM
13
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$626K +$663K +82,989 New
WAM
14
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$600K +$527K +65,989 +486%
LCM
15
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$590K +$625K +78,200 New
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$534K +$31.7K +3,970 +6%
RJA
17
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$479K +$36.1K +4,515 +8%
CAN
18
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$416K – – –
AAM
19
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$383K -$43.1K -5,394 -10%
AIG
20
American International Group
New York
$379K -$181K -22,635 -31%
CS
21
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$330K -$124K -15,470 -26%
ACM
22
Alethea Capital Management
Washington
$327K +$45.9K +5,742 +15%
BFEC
23
Benjamin F. Edwards & Company
Missouri
$326K -$26.5K -3,315 -7%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
24
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$313K -$101K -12,607 -23%
RJT
25
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$275K – – –
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

63 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $70.3M — up 6.5% from $66M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in HIX was balanced in Q2 2015: 6 funds opened new positions, 6 closed out, 20 added to existing stakes and 20 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $6.59M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $1.92M.

  • 63 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q2 2015, down from 65 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $70.3M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q2 2015, up 6.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q2 2015 and 6 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $6.59M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q2 2015 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $1.92M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.