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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc

42 hedge funds and large institutions have $109M invested in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 10 increasing their positions, 12 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

80% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 5

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3842 (+4)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $102M → $109M (+$7.63M)

2.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.85%34% (+2.1%)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 10 | Existing positions reduced: 12

Holders
42
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+10.53%
% of All Funds
1.1%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
9
Increased
10
Reduced
12
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
SCM
1
Saba Capital Management
New York
$16.7M -$2.49M -174,843 -13%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15.8M +$2.72M +191,010 +21%
PMG
3
Private Management Group
California
$10.9M +$11M +773,185 New
Wells Fargo
4
Wells Fargo
California
$9.63M +$1.41M +98,560 +17%
RCM
5
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.62M
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$5.58M -$503K -35,288 -8%
PRCM
7
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$5.28M
GC
8
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.57M -$331K -23,226 -8%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.47M -$375K -26,297 -10%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
10
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$3.31M +$3.35M +235,000 New
YMRC
11
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.03M
LCM
12
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.71M +$617K +43,230 +29%
LPL Financial
13
LPL Financial
California
$2.52M +$314K +22,028 +14%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.44M +$755K +52,905 +44%
CC
15
Carlson Capital
Texas
$2.16M
Citigroup
16
Citigroup
New York
$2.16M -$27.1K -1,902 -1%
UBS Group
17
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.88M +$103K +7,218 +6%
SI
18
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.23M +$124K +8,716 +11%
COLIM
19
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.19M
Cohen & Steers
20
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.19M
AAM
21
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$570K -$115K -8,042 -17%
CS
22
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$550K -$1.12M -78,478 -67%
Royal Bank of Canada
23
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$540K +$173K +12,112 +46%
LTFS
24
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$525K -$269K -18,828 -34%
CHAM
25
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$502K -$16.2K -1,135 -3%

HYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

42 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $109M — up 7.5% from $102M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 9 funds opened new HYI positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 10 added to existing stakes and 12 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Private Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $11M. The largest seller was Third Avenue Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.88M sold.

  • 42 institutional investors held Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) as of Q4 2015, up from 38 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $109M of Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc stock for Q4 2015, up 7.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc buyer in Q4 2015 was Private Management Group, an estimated $11M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc seller in Q4 2015 was Third Avenue Management, an estimated $7.88M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.