Fiera Capital Corp Has $159,000 Stock Position in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. $HIO

Fiera Capital Corp cut its stake in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) by 91.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,967 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after selling 439,348 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund were worth $159,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of HIO. Kanen Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund during the 1st quarter worth $1,448,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund in the first quarter worth about $139,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 807.2% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,721 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 10,429 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 8.2% in the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 77,992 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $310,000 after buying an additional 5,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund by 1.0% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,006,497 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock worth $4,006,000 after buying an additional 10,194 shares during the last quarter.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of HIO stock opened at $3.60 on Thursday. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. has a 12 month low of $3.52 and a 12 month high of $4.05. The business’s 50 day moving average is $3.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.70.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.0355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 24th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.8%.

About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE: HIO) is a diversified closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in high-yield and other fixed-income securities. The Fund’s portfolio is actively managed by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of Franklin Templeton, and may include below-investment-grade corporate debt, emerging-market sovereign and corporate bonds, bank loans, mortgage- and asset-backed securities.