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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

58 hedge funds and large institutions have $43.7M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 13

1.63% less ownership

Funds ownership: 9.15% → 7.52% (-1.6%)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 63 → 58 (-5)

18% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $53M → $43.7M (-$9.28M)

38% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13

Holders
58
Holders Change
-5
Holders Change %
-7.94%
% of All Funds
1.02%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
22
Reduced
13
Closed
13
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
+$1.29M
2
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
+$1.29M
3
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$478K
4
MAFM
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
+$279K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$232K

Top Sellers

1
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
-$8.48M
2
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
-$1.67M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$832K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$414K
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$407K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$10.8M -$341K -49,578 -3%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$5.68M -$407K -59,184 -7%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$4.08M -$144K -20,906 -3%
BI
4
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$3.47M -$1.67M -242,576 -33%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$2.36M -$832K -121,131 -26%
Creative Planning
6
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.95M +$1.29M +188,020 +199%
Bank of America
7
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.46M -$414K -60,280 -22%
HighTower Advisors
8
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$1.3M +$1.29M +187,901 New
Royal Bank of Canada
9
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.19M -$10.8K -1,565 -0.9%
Morgan Stanley
10
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1M -$96K -13,973 -9%
MAFM
11
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$976K +$279K +40,600 +40%
Commonwealth Equity Services
12
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$934K +$478K +69,548 +106%
Envestnet Asset Management
13
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$825K +$33K +4,810 +4%
PAS
14
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$813K +$29.2K +4,245 +4%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$717K -$39.7K -5,775 -5%
Baird Financial Group
16
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$652K +$226K +32,835 +53%
Osaic Holdings
17
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$632K +$1.33K +193 +0.2%
RJA
18
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$499K +$31.8K +4,626 +7%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$445K +$60.1K +8,742 +16%
SIM
20
Sonora Investment Management
Arizona
$398K – – –
IAN
21
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$279K – – –
SIC
22
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$258K +$22.7K +3,304 +10%
RJFSA
23
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$256K -$61.8K -8,998 -19%
Millennium Management
24
Millennium Management
New York
$233K +$232K +33,744 New
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
25
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$206K -$167K -24,265 -45%
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review

58 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $43.7M — down 18% from $53M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of HIX and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 13 trimmed existing stakes and 22 added.

The largest buyer was Creative Planning, adding an estimated $1.29M. The largest seller was Penserra Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.48M sold.

  • 58 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2021, down from 63 in Q4 2020.
  • Funds reported $43.7M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2021, down 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2021 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2021 was Creative Planning, an estimated $1.29M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2021 was Penserra Capital Management, an estimated $8.48M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.