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HIX

Western Asset High Income Fund II
HIX

60 hedge funds and large institutions have $35.7M invested in Western Asset High Income Fund II in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 21 increasing their positions, 14 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

140% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 5

50% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 21 | Existing positions reduced: 14

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 54 → 60 (+6)

0.29% more ownership

Funds ownership: 9.81% → 10.09% (+0.29%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $41.5M → $35.7M (-$5.82M)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
60
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+11.11%
% of All Funds
0.95%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
12
Increased
21
Reduced
14
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
BFM
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
+$882K
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$613K
3
OFG
OTA Financial Group
New York
+$446K
4
YCM
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
+$382K
5
TFS
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
+$304K

Top Sellers

1
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$747K
2
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$595K
3
LC
Lindbrook Capital
California
-$516K
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$286K
5
Creative Planning
Creative Planning
Kansas
-$258K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
UBS Group
1
UBS Group
Switzerland
$11.5M +$613K +95,573 +5%
Invesco
2
Invesco
Georgia
$3.33M -$595K -92,730 -14%
GC
3
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.97M -$185K -28,881 -6%
GA
4
GraniteShares Advisors
New York
$2.49M +$235K +36,642 +10%
Commonwealth Equity Services
5
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$2.3M +$181K +28,209 +8%
Baird Financial Group
6
Baird Financial Group
Wisconsin
$1.1M +$25.3K +3,937 +2%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.03M +$110K +17,135 +11%
BFM
8
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$828K +$882K +137,500 New
SFS
9
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$692K -$747K -116,377 -50%
NA
10
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$669K +$30.1K +4,700 +4%
RJA
11
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$646K +$54.5K +8,492 +9%
Royal Bank of Canada
12
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$642K +$22.1K +3,445 +3%
Wells Fargo
13
Wells Fargo
California
$629K +$481 +75 +0.1%
HighTower Advisors
14
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$623K +$9.83K +1,532 +2%
Osaic Holdings
15
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$476K -$69K -10,752 -12%
OFG
16
OTA Financial Group
New York
$418K +$446K +69,503 New
LPL Financial
17
LPL Financial
California
$399K +$9.27K +1,445 +2%
Creative Planning
18
Creative Planning
Kansas
$397K -$258K -40,186 -38%
YCM
19
Yakira Capital Management
Connecticut
$359K +$382K +59,600 New
SIMG
20
Sonora Investment Management Group
Arizona
$347K – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
21
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$307K -$17.3K -2,698 -5%
TFS
22
TrustCore Financial Services
Tennessee
$285K +$304K +47,362 +296,013%
SIC
23
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$262K +$50.8K +7,915 +22%
AUIM
24
Aegon USA Investment Management
Iowa
$259K +$276K +43,022 New
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$256K +$30.8K +4,800 +13%
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HIX Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review

60 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $35.7M — down 14% from $41.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new HIX positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 21 added to existing stakes and 14 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boothbay Fund Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $882K. The largest seller was Shaker Financial Services, cutting an estimated $747K.

  • 60 institutional investors held Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) as of Q1 2022, up from 54 in Q4 2021.
  • Funds reported $35.7M of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock for Q1 2022, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Western Asset High Income Fund II positions in Q1 2022 and 5 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II buyer in Q1 2022 was Boothbay Fund Management, an estimated $882K added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Income Fund II seller in Q1 2022 was Shaker Financial Services, an estimated $747K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.