HIX News and Press, Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. From 03/04/24

Effective March 1, 2024, the named portfolio management team responsible for the day-to-day oversight of the Fund is as follows: Michael Buchanan Walter Kilcullen Christopher Kilpatrick Data and commentary provided in this press release are for informational purposes only. Fra...

2024-01-24 01:20:40 ET Summary Western Asset High Income Fund II has utilized rights offerings in the past to raise new capital. The 2022 rights offering raised approximately $31 million, which was deployed into purchasing new assets. HIX has announced yet another rights offer...

2023-12-15 13:00:00 ET Summary Stocks were up slightly as the jobs report shifted the narrative towards 'higher for longer.' The payroll report came in stronger than expected, but the narrative was that it was a hawkish report, meaning higher rates for longer. Discounts for CE...

2023-11-17 14:18:46 ET Summary Western Asset High Income Fund II offers exposure to a globally diversified portfolio focused on high-yield fixed income. The HIX closed-end fund currently trades at a small discount, and that is part of what makes it unappealing at this time even de...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of December 2023, January and February 2024. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reporting purpo...

2023-10-20 11:42:21 ET More on Western Asset High Income Fund II Dividend scorecard for Western Asset High Income Fund II For further details see: Western Asset High Income Fund II goes ex dividend Monday

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of July 31, 2023. Footnotes: (a) The difference between total assets and total net assets is due primarily to the Fund’s use of borrowings; total net assets do not include borrowi...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of September, October and November 2023. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reporting purposes ...

Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC announced today that certain closed end funds have declared their distributions for the months of June, July and August 2023. The following dates apply to the distribution schedule below: This press release is not for tax reporting purposes but is bei...

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE: HIX) today announced the financial position of the Fund as of January 31, 2023. This financial data is unaudited. The Fund files its semi-annual and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as...