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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II

76 hedge funds and large institutions have $93.6M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 18 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

325% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 4

19% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6476 (+12)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.3M → $93.6M (+$2.3M)

0.44% more ownership

Funds ownership: 14.67%15.11% (+0.44%)

25% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 18 | Existing positions reduced: 24

Holders
76
Holders Change
+12
Holders Change %
+18.75%
% of All Funds
1.89%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
17
Increased
18
Reduced
24
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$30.6M +$2.24M +306,650 +8%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$6.93M +$909K +124,306 +15%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.66M -$833K -113,904 -11%
Bessemer Group
4
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$6.38M -$1.17M -160,000 -15%
VIA
5
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$5.3M +$810K +110,794 +18%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$3.87M +$216K +29,504 +6%
SFS
7
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$3.54M +$888K +121,412 +33%
RCM
8
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$2.93M +$146K +20,000 +5%
Ameriprise
9
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.77M +$75.7K +10,350 +3%
CRC
10
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$2.45M +$1.87M +255,718 +301%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
11
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$2.13M +$31K +4,242 +1%
Bank of Montreal
12
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.07M -$293K -40,000 -12%
WCM
13
Windsor Capital Management
Arizona
$1.83M -$28.1K -3,845 -1%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$1.81M -$875K -119,655 -32%
CIA
15
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$1.76M -$114K -15,610 -6%
AAM
16
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.02M -$421K -57,599 -29%
DA
17
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$1.02M -$8.78K -1,200 -0.8%
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$679K -$40.8K -5,581 -6%
SG Americas Securities
19
SG Americas Securities
New York
$654K +$666K +91,021 New
NMC
20
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$646K +$657K +89,800 New
LPL Financial
21
LPL Financial
California
$635K -$2.57M -351,883 -80%
Commonwealth Equity Services
22
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$607K -$16.8K -2,296 -3%
Creative Planning
23
Creative Planning
Kansas
$485K -$139K -19,014 -22%
RJA
24
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$448K -$28.9K -3,946 -6%
SIM
25
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$428K

HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

76 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $93.6M — up 2.5% from $91.3M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new HIX positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 18 added to existing stakes and 24 trimmed.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $2.24M. The largest seller was LPL Financial, cutting an estimated $2.57M.

  • 76 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q2 2017, up from 64 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $93.6M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q2 2017, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q2 2017 and 4 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q2 2017 was UBS Group, an estimated $2.24M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q2 2017 was LPL Financial, an estimated $2.57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.