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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc

47 hedge funds and large institutions have $88.7M invested in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 14 increasing their positions, 13 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

133% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 3

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 4347 (+4)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 13

0.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 26.17%25.89% (-0.28%)

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $91.9M → $88.7M (-$3.18M)

Holders
47
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+9.3%
% of All Funds
1.18%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
7
Increased
14
Reduced
13
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
1
Wells Fargo
California
$14.4M -$2.56M -171,621 -15%
PMG
2
Private Management Group
California
$14.3M +$2.24M +149,887 +19%
Morgan Stanley
3
Morgan Stanley
New York
$11.3M -$392K -26,247 -3%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$9.72M +$162K +10,878 +2%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$5.38M -$375K -25,114 -7%
Cohen & Steers
6
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.35M
GC
7
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.83M -$384K -25,729 -12%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.7M -$449K -30,054 -14%
SI
9
SII Investments
Wisconsin
$2.56M +$311K +20,834 +14%
YMRC
10
Yorktown Management & Research Company
Virginia
$2.41M -$890K -59,606 -27%
CC
11
Carlson Capital
Texas
$2.31M
UBS Group
12
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.17M -$606K -40,570 -22%
COLIM
13
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$2.13M +$450K +30,142 +27%
SIA
14
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$1.86M +$1.85M +123,614 New
LCM
15
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.45M -$1.28M -85,820 -47%
RJA
16
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.43M +$490K +32,807 +52%
Royal Bank of Canada
17
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.26M +$47.7K +3,193 +4%
GG
18
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$837K +$4.91K +329 +0.6%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$709K +$14.9K +999 +2%
SFS
20
Shaker Financial Services
Virginia
$646K -$198K -13,274 -24%
LTFS
21
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$565K -$12K -804 -2%
CHAM
22
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$480K -$29.9K -2,000 -6%
CRC
23
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
$456K +$452K +30,295 New
TC
24
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$403K
Ameriprise
25
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$366K +$33.5K +2,241 +10%

HYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

47 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $88.7M — down 3.5% from $91.9M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new HYI positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 14 added to existing stakes and 13 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Private Management Group, adding an estimated $2.24M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $2.56M.

  • 47 institutional investors held Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) as of Q4 2016, up from 43 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $88.7M of Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc stock for Q4 2016, down 3.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 7 funds opened new Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc positions in Q4 2016 and 3 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc buyer in Q4 2016 was Private Management Group, an estimated $2.24M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc seller in Q4 2016 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $2.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.