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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc

44 hedge funds and large institutions have $101M invested in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 16 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 4 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 4

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 13

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4244 (+2)

2.27% less ownership

Funds ownership: 34%31.72% (-2.3%)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $109M → $101M (-$8.5M)

Holders
44
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+4.76%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
6
Increased
16
Reduced
13
Closed
4
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$15M -$543K -40,126 -4%
PMG
2
Private Management Group
California
$11.6M +$781K +57,752 +7%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$10.4M +$851K +62,938 +9%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.52M
SCM
5
Saba Capital Management
New York
$7.17M -$9.05M -669,410 -57%
PRCM
6
Pine River Capital Management
Minnesota
$5.22M
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$4.93M -$570K -42,192 -11%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
8
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$4.56M +$1.24M +92,000 +39%
Bank of America
9
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.29M -$143K -10,548 -4%
GC
10
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$3.1M -$415K -30,685 -12%
YMRC
11
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$3.07M +$67.6K +5,000 +2%
LPL Financial
12
LPL Financial
California
$2.71M +$252K +18,644 +10%
LCM
13
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$2.57M -$98.8K -7,305 -4%
PPA
14
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.35M -$57.3K -4,236 -2%
CC
15
Carlson Capital
Texas
$2.14M
UBS Group
16
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.09M +$222K +16,406 +12%
Cohen & Steers
17
Cohen & Steers
New York
$1.68M +$489K +36,193 +43%
SI
18
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$1.65M +$421K +31,113 +36%
COLIM
19
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$1.55M +$362K +26,754 +32%
LCM
20
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$958K +$929K +68,716 New
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$675K +$136K +10,061 +26%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
22
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$626K +$414K +30,600 +214%
LTFS
23
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$522K +$2.83K +209 +0.6%
CHAM
24
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$486K -$10.4K -771 -2%
TC
25
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$374K +$362K +26,800 New

HYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

44 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $101M — down 7.8% from $109M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 6 funds opened new HYI positions and 4 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 16 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, adding an estimated $1.24M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.05M.

  • 44 institutional investors held Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) as of Q1 2016, up from 42 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $101M of Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc stock for Q1 2016, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 6 funds opened new Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc positions in Q1 2016 and 4 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc buyer in Q1 2016 was State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, an estimated $1.24M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc seller in Q1 2016 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.05M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.