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Western Asset High Income Fund II

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Western Asset High Income Fund II

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)4.41
  • Today's Change-0.030 / -0.68%
  • Shares traded305.89k
  • 1 Year change-0.68%
  • Beta1.0143
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About the company

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (the Fund) is a diversified, closed end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking to maximize current income. Under normal conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in high-yield debt securities. The Fund invests up to 35% of its total assets in debt securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its total assets in common stock, convertible securities, warrants, preferred stock or other equity securities of United States and foreign issuers when consistent with its objectives. The Fund's investment manager is Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)--
  • Net income in USD--
  • Incorporated1998
  • Employees--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
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(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
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Net income
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Capital expenditure
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Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Western Asst High Incm Opprtnty Fnd Inc.-100.00bn-100.00bn382.30m--------------------------------------------------------------
Gabelli Utility Trust-100.00bn-100.00bn383.50m--------------------------------------------------16.93--34.66------
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II-100.00bn-100.00bn387.03m--------------------------------------------------------------
DWS Municipal Income Trust27.29m14.12m390.16m--27.620.994827.6314.300.36070.36070.697110.010.0438--31.22--2.270.63482.270.636249.5570.6951.7416.47----0.3433402.176.42-3.30116.94-----12.45
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd2.36m62.61m392.55m0.0018.070.9599--166.601.131.130.084321.200.0062--7.53--16.537.7816.547.7891.2487.152,657.321,254.26----0.001.36-6.108.08106.24------
BNY Mellon Strategic Municipals Inc28.16m20.18m394.30m--19.540.9045--14.000.32390.32390.45217.000.0435--12.35--3.330.0613.370.061271.9588.5376.611.46----0.3028---5.22-6.53101.61-10.53---9.46
BlackRock MuniYield NewYork Qlty Fnd Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn398.84m0.00------------------------------------------------------------
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc.-100.00bn-100.00bn399.76m--------------------------------------------------------------
Guggenhm Txble Mcpl Bnd & Invt Gd Dt Trt-100.00bn-100.00bn400.30m--------------------------------------------------------------
FRMO Corp9.65m74.72m403.25m0.005.401.462.9141.771.701.700.21936.280.0205--2.66--29.4114.1150.6622.49----1,431.88759.55----0.0013--117.603.08675.6873.5614.25--
Advent Convertible and Income Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn406.56m--------------------------------------------------------------
Invesco Advantage Municipal Income Tr II32.25m38.70m406.76m0.0010.510.9316--12.610.87160.87160.72639.830.0466--4.96--5.590.91145.700.918250.8764.36120.0122.51----0.3525297.36-0.6983-3.22153.3817.14---8.82
Allspring Income Opportunities Fund45.74m38.34m411.87m--10.680.9684--9.000.65270.65270.77417.200.0733--3.24--6.142.696.242.7465.5275.3183.8143.54----0.3077219.9710.25-1.98478.260.8261---2.73
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund7.17m70.36m414.15m--5.891.02--57.763.523.520.358820.410.0184--2.70--18.02--18.24--39.44--981.28------0.00--0.0882--196.50------
PGIM Shrt Duratin Hgh Yld Opprtnts Fund35.99m40.72m414.75m--10.180.9553--11.521.651.651.4617.600.0642--4.05--7.27--7.34--62.48--113.16------0.2236--17.09--55.00------
abrdn Life Sciences Investors3.63m38.81m417.10m--10.750.9457--114.751.421.420.132916.130.0083--59.13--8.871.548.991.56-36.65-68.311,067.62238.14----0.00514.0115.8911.99121.37-4.85----
Data as of Nov 13 2024. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset High Income Fund II's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

12.51%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Jun 20243.01m3.34%
UBS Financial Services, Inc.as of 30 Jun 20242.94m3.26%
Sit Investment Associates, Inc.as of 25 Sep 20242.63m2.93%
Landscape Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2024853.85k0.95%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 30 Jun 2024693.89k0.77%
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.as of 30 Jun 2024295.00k0.33%
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLCas of 30 Jun 2024263.26k0.29%
Shaker Financial Services LLCas of 30 Sep 2024262.16k0.29%
NewEdge Advisors LLCas of 30 Jun 2024157.70k0.18%
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. (Wealth Management)as of 30 Sep 2024156.98k0.17%
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