Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI)
$9.83▼ −0.61%
Close Sep 28, 2026 · split-adjusted
Sep 28, 2026$9.83▼ 15.55% in range
Sep 29, 2025Low $9.81 · High $11.71Sep 28, 2026
What changed · written from our data
As of Sep 28, 2026
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund closed at $9.83 on Sep 28, down 0.61%, within 0.2% of its 52-week closing low. Volume of 50.7K shares was 0.76× its 20-day average (below normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -5.4% over one month, -6.2% over six months, -16.5% over one year.
Short interest was 53.3K shares at the Sep 15 settlement, up 43.4% from the prior report (0.4% of float, 1.0 days to cover).
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Quick answers
What does Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund do?
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high income.
What is HYI's market cap?
$125.96M, based on the Sep 28 close of $9.83.
Does Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.095 per share (ex-date Sep 23), an annualised yield of 11.60%.
How much of HYI is sold short?
53.3K shares, 0.4% of float, as of Sep 15, 2026.
About Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide high income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
