Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Grows Stock Position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO)

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 106,700 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,584 shares during the quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund were worth $419,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of HIO. Penserra Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $4,858,000. Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its stake in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 32.2% in the third quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 2,965,491 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock valued at $12,011,000 after buying an additional 722,483 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,516,137 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $13,818,000 after buying an additional 105,435 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 8.1% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 551,872 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $2,196,000 after acquiring an additional 41,420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp increased its holdings in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 491,789 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock valued at $1,992,000 after acquiring an additional 37,932 shares during the last quarter.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HIO opened at $4.02 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $3.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.97. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.69 and a fifty-two week high of $4.07.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.0355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 24th. This represents a $0.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.61%.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Profile

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.