Yahoo · Oct 22, 2026
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
NEW YORK, October 22, 2026--Category: Fund Announcement
NYSE · HYI
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
Financial Services · Asset Management
$9.49
Down-$0.03 (-0.32%)
Updated Oct 27, 2026, 9:27 AM
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4.0/10
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- Market cap
- 250.24M
- P/E ratio
- 11.47
- Dividend yield
- 15.02%
- 52-week range
- $9.42 – $11.45
- Volume
- 181.96K
- Avg. volume
- 70.04K
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HYI price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 26, 2026
HYI closed at $9.49 after 21 trading sessions, down 3.46% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $9.49
- Period change
- -3.46%
- Period low
- $9.49
- Period high
- $9.89
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | $9.52 | $9.63 | $9.45 | $9.49 | 181.96K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $9.56 | $9.58 | $9.4201 | $9.52 | 40.14K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $9.64 | $9.66 | $9.62 | $9.65 | 34.23K |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $9.65 | $9.70 | $9.61 | $9.63 | 41.83K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $9.70 | $9.70 | $9.58 | $9.64 | 130.37K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $9.69 | $9.7184 | $9.68 | $9.70 | 46.59K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $9.68 | $9.6965 | $9.65 | $9.68 | 34.88K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $9.62 | $9.70 | $9.59 | $9.68 | 42.4K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $9.68 | $9.68 | $9.60 | $9.61 | 67.81K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $9.72 | $9.74 | $9.66 | $9.68 | 52.11K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $9.72 | $9.75 | $9.71 | $9.73 | 33.86K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $9.72 | $9.75 | $9.72 | $9.75 | 31.23K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $9.72 | $9.725 | $9.655 | $9.71 | 31.4K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $9.77 | $9.7734 | $9.72 | $9.725 | 39.51K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $9.74 | $9.80 | $9.71 | $9.78 | 50.18K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $9.78 | $9.8061 | $9.61 | $9.69 | 89.82K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $9.85 | $9.90 | $9.77 | $9.78 | 168.16K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $9.88 | $9.89 | $9.72 | $9.89 | 51.16K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $9.86 | $9.9297 | $9.86 | $9.86 | 68.32K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $9.87 | $9.94 | $9.7885 | $9.85 | 105.59K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $9.85 | $9.87 | $9.805 | $9.83 | 50.67K |
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Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. is a non-diversified, limited-term, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is to provide high income and seek capital appreciation. The fund invests a majority of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed-income securities issued or originated by U.S. or foreign public or private corporations and other business entities, with varying maturities.
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Yahoo · Sep 23, 2026
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc's Dividend Analysis
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE:HYI) recently announced a total dividend of $0.10 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for Oct. 23, 2026. The entire amount consists of a cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on Oct. 30, 2026.
Yahoo · Aug 1, 2026
Should you invest in the stock market now? UBS weighs in
Investing.com -- Investors should avoid waiting for perfect market conditions and consider moving surplus cash into diversified portfolios, despite major equity indexes trading near record highs, UBS said in a strategy report.
SeekingAlpha · Jun 18, 2026
HYI: Improved Valuation, But Still Likely To Struggle
HYI invests primarily in diversified high-yield (junk) bonds, limiting single-issuer risk. Click here to read why HYI is a Hold.
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