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HYI

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc
HYI

49 hedge funds and large institutions have $120M invested in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 12 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 1 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,200% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 1

29% more funds holding

Funds holding: 38 → 49 (+11)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $120M (+$10.6M)

4.51% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.66% → 33.16% (+4.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 12 | Existing positions reduced: 13

Holders
49
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+28.95%
% of All Funds
1.31%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
12
Reduced
13
Closed
1
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$4.2M
2
COLIM
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
+$3.66M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
+$2.13M
4
UCFA
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
+$1.21M
5
Envestnet Asset Management
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.14M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$1.07M
3
SFS
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
-$1.02M
4
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
-$851K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$742K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$589K – – –
PAM
27
PVG Asset Management
Colorado
$514K +$529K +32,600 New
DA
28
Doliver Advisors
Texas
$475K -$672K -41,377 -58%
CAN
29
Cetera Advisor Networks
California
$417K -$48.8K -3,002 -10%
SFS
30
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$408K -$1.02M -62,982 -71%
Citigroup
31
Citigroup
New York
$387K +$259K +15,975 +186%
TJHA
32
Thomas J. Herzfeld Advisors
Florida
$357K – – –
SI
33
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$354K – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
34
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$333K +$241K +14,830 +235%
Ameriprise
35
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$314K -$43.1K -2,651 -12%
CAS
36
CTC Alternative Strategies
Illinois
$281K +$290K +17,840 New
VKH
37
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$248K +$255K +15,705 New
AllianceBernstein
38
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$235K – – –
BFM
39
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$219K +$225K +13,860 New
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$162K +$167K +10,255 New
TC
41
TradeLink Capital
Illinois
$98K +$101K +6,200 New
AIG
42
American International Group
New York
$59.3K +$10.1K +620 +20%
Deutsche Bank
43
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$47K – – –
DADC
44
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$39K -$14.9K -920 -27%
NES
45
New England Securities
New York
$21K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
46
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$13K – – –
NFG
47
Next Financial Group
Texas
$11K -$20.3K -1,250 -63%
MFS
48
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
MAA
49
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1K +$747 +46 New
BRWA
50
B. Riley Wealth Advisors
Florida
$9 +$9.58K +590 New
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HYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

49 of the 3,750 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $120M — up 9.7% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new HYI positions and 1 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 12 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $4.2M. The largest seller was Advisors Asset Management, cutting an estimated $1.14M.

  • 49 institutional investors held Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) as of Q4 2014, up from 38 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $120M of Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc stock for Q4 2014, up 9.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc positions in Q4 2014 and 1 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc buyer in Q4 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.2M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc seller in Q4 2014 was Advisors Asset Management, an estimated $1.14M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.