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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc

54 hedge funds and large institutions have $83.8M invested in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 4 funds opening new positions, 23 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 3 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 15

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3

0.11% more ownership

Funds ownership: 28.4%28.5% (+0.11%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 5554 (-1)

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $95.5M → $83.8M (-$11.8M)

Holders
54
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-1.82%
% of All Funds
1.17%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
4
Increased
23
Reduced
15
Closed
3
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Morgan Stanley
1
Morgan Stanley
New York
$12.3M +$216K +14,557 +2%
PMG
2
Private Management Group
California
$12.1M -$1.5M -101,170 -11%
Wells Fargo
3
Wells Fargo
California
$7.27M +$1.71M +115,054 +31%
Invesco
4
Invesco
Georgia
$6.54M +$33.5K +2,255 +0.5%
PPA
5
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$6.5M -$1.63M -109,894 -20%
CIA
6
Capital Investment Advisors
Georgia
$5.23M +$410K +27,635 +9%
UCI
7
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$5M -$47.3K -3,190 -0.9%
PAIM
8
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$3.87M +$12.4K +833 +0.3%
Cohen & Steers
9
Cohen & Steers
New York
$3.34M
UBS Group
10
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.41M +$178K +11,991 +8%
BI
11
Bramshill Investments
Florida
$2.26M +$369K +24,882 +20%
Bank of America
12
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.89M +$68K +4,581 +4%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$1.66M +$251K +16,933 +18%
RJFSA
14
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$1.41M +$552K +37,232 +65%
EGA
15
E&G Advisors
Texas
$1.34M +$870K +58,650 +189%
GC
16
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.24M +$90.4K +6,091 +8%
Millennium Management
17
Millennium Management
New York
$974K -$536K -36,147 -36%
COLIM
18
City of London Investment Management
United Kingdom
$918K
LTFS
19
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$861K -$25.3K -1,705 -3%
GG
20
Gofen & Glossberg
Illinois
$749K
Royal Bank of Canada
21
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$672K -$460 -31 -0.1%
MAFM
22
Mid Atlantic Financial Management
Pennsylvania
$496K -$19.3K -1,300 -4%
CHAM
23
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$465K +$24.5K +1,650 +6%
LCM
24
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$398K -$286K -19,307 -42%
Janney Montgomery Scott
25
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$378K +$47.8K +3,223 +15%

HYI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

54 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $83.8M — down 12% from $95.5M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 4 funds opened new HYI positions and 3 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 23 added to existing stakes and 15 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wells Fargo, adding an estimated $1.71M. The largest seller was Parametric Portfolio Associates, cutting an estimated $1.63M.

  • 54 institutional investors held Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (HYI) as of Q2 2019, down from 55 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $83.8M of Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc stock for Q2 2019, down 12% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 4 funds opened new Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc positions in Q2 2019 and 3 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc buyer in Q2 2019 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $1.71M added.
  • The largest Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc seller in Q2 2019 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $1.63M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.