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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

67 hedge funds and large institutions have $69M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 10 funds opening new positions, 17 increasing their positions, 21 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 10 | Existing positions closed: 5

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6367 (+4)

1.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 10.83%12.36% (+1.5%)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $70.3M → $69M (-$1.37M)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 17 | Existing positions reduced: 21

Holders
67
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+6.35%
% of All Funds
1.87%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
10
Increased
17
Reduced
21
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$12.4M -$3.11M -445,129 -19%
GC
2
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$12.4M -$2.04M -290,952 -13%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$6.51M +$848K +121,257 +14%
Bessemer Group
4
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$6.15M +$6.65M +950,000 New
MIG
5
Mariner Investment Group
New York
$3.18M +$3.35M +478,831 +3,654%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.7M +$626K +89,496 +27%
RCM
7
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$2.64M +$2.28M +325,659 +392%
NEIRG
8
New England Investment & Retirement Group
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$2.53M +361,007 New
LPL Financial
9
LPL Financial
California
$2.32M -$1.58M -225,259 -39%
CIA
10
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$2.25M +$418K +59,792 +21%
WCM
11
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$2.19M -$196K -28,033 -8%
VIA
12
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$1.7M -$40.3K -5,760 -2%
YMRC
13
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$1.68M
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.09M +$1.18M +168,948 New
WAM
15
Wolverine Asset Management
Illinois
$925K +$444K +63,400 +80%
SG Americas Securities
16
SG Americas Securities
New York
$748K +$809K +115,552 New
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$670K +$139K +19,804 +24%
LCM
18
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$555K +$52.9K +7,556 +10%
RJA
19
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$458K +$50.5K +7,211 +11%
AA
20
AQR Arbitrage
Connecticut
$400K +$433K +61,817 New
LCM
21
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$335K +$362K +51,745 New
CAN
22
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$320K -$12.5K -1,791 -3%
Bank of America
23
Bank of America
North Carolina
$319K -$151K -21,606 -30%
CS
24
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$301K +$19.6K +2,800 +6%
CCP
25
Clough Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$280K +$202K +28,900 +202%

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

67 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $69M — down 2% from $70.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 10 funds opened new HIX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 17 added to existing stakes and 21 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bessemer Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.65M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $3.11M.

  • 67 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q3 2015, up from 63 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $69M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q3 2015, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 10 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q3 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q3 2015 was Bessemer Group, an estimated $6.65M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q3 2015 was UBS Group, an estimated $3.11M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.