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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Financial Services · Asset Management - Income

$3.29

Up+$0.02 (+0.61%)

Updated Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 AM

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Market cap
359M
P/E ratio
14.37
Dividend yield
16.37%
52-week range
$3.24 – $3.89
Volume
344.71K
Avg. volume
493.1K

Price performance · HIO

HIO price history

1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 2, 2026

HIO closed at $3.29 after 19 trading sessions, down 4.64% for the selected period.

Last close
$3.29
Period change
-4.64%
Period low
$3.26
Period high
$3.45
Daily close
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HIO OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 2, 2026$3.28$3.31$3.27$3.29344.71K
Oct 1, 2026$3.27$3.285$3.25$3.27498.22K
Sep 30, 2026$3.32$3.33$3.26$3.26474.3K
Sep 29, 2026$3.28$3.31$3.26$3.30914.99K
Sep 28, 2026$3.28$3.28$3.24$3.27974.14K
Sep 25, 2026$3.28$3.28$3.24$3.281.02M
Sep 24, 2026$3.29$3.3099$3.26$3.261.07M
Sep 23, 2026$3.35$3.36$3.285$3.29818.95K
Sep 22, 2026$3.41$3.42$3.40$3.40507.76K
Sep 21, 2026$3.40$3.42$3.40$3.41275.91K
Sep 18, 2026$3.42$3.43$3.40$3.40589.74K
Sep 17, 2026$3.41$3.45$3.41$3.41661.05K
Sep 16, 2026$3.39$3.43$3.39$3.43237.93K
Sep 15, 2026$3.42$3.4223$3.3392$3.401.84M
Sep 14, 2026$3.44$3.44$3.42$3.42430.33K
Sep 11, 2026$3.43$3.47$3.43$3.44168.41K
Sep 10, 2026$3.45$3.4642$3.425$3.43395.69K
Sep 9, 2026$3.45$3.47$3.45$3.45301.06K
Sep 8, 2026$3.46$3.48$3.45$3.45516.06K

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Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The company's primary objective is to seek high current income and the secondary objective is capital appreciation. It invests a majority of its net assets in high-yield corporate debt securities and the rest in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants, and rights. The company invests in securities of companies from various sectors such as energy, technology, utilities, industrials, communications, finance, and capital goods among others.

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Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026

Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc's Dividend Analysis

Western Asset High Income Oppor Fd Inc (NYSE:HIO) recently announced a total dividend of $0.04 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for 2026-10-23. For income-focused investors, the ex-dividend date is a critical detail: shareholders must own the stock before this date to qualify for the payment. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates.

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