NYSE · HYI

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.

Financial Services · Asset Management

$10.53

Up+$0.01 (+0.10%)

Updated Aug 15, 2026, 9:35 PM

SID Score

4.2/10

Composite research score

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Institutional and insider signal

Market cap: 250.24M
P/E ratio: 11.47
Dividend yield: 13.53%
52-week range: $10.35 – $12.13
Volume: 30.2K
Avg. volume: 70.04K

Price performance

HYI price history

1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Last close: $10.53
Period change: -0.28%
Period low: $10.38
Period high: $10.63

Daily close

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HYI OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
Date	Open	High	Low	Close	Volume
Aug 14, 2026	$10.54	$10.5455	$10.50	$10.53	30.2K
Aug 13, 2026	$10.52	$10.55	$10.50	$10.52	42.16K
Aug 12, 2026	$10.54	$10.60	$10.50	$10.50	81.52K
Aug 11, 2026	$10.53	$10.5499	$10.49	$10.51	71.21K
Aug 10, 2026	$10.50	$10.53	$10.48	$10.50	49.87K
Aug 7, 2026	$10.52	$10.5499	$10.47	$10.51	26.59K
Aug 6, 2026	$10.54	$10.54	$10.47	$10.51	33.75K
Aug 5, 2026	$10.54	$10.54	$10.48	$10.54	19.16K
Aug 4, 2026	$10.48	$10.54	$10.4701	$10.52	86.07K
Aug 3, 2026	$10.38	$10.53	$10.38	$10.45	44.4K
Jul 31, 2026	$10.42	$10.455	$10.35	$10.39	127.05K
Jul 30, 2026	$10.44	$10.44	$10.36	$10.40	56.82K
Jul 29, 2026	$10.42	$10.42	$10.39	$10.39	89.61K
Jul 28, 2026	$10.41	$10.45	$10.40	$10.42	75.44K
Jul 27, 2026	$10.45	$10.48	$10.37	$10.38	71.76K
Jul 24, 2026	$10.44	$10.475	$10.40	$10.42	65.87K
Jul 23, 2026	$10.54	$10.60	$10.48	$10.50	75.87K
Jul 22, 2026	$10.63	$10.63	$10.52	$10.54	44.19K
Jul 21, 2026	$10.60	$10.63	$10.57	$10.63	50.13K
Jul 20, 2026	$10.58	$10.6289	$10.5501	$10.58	50.51K
Jul 17, 2026	$10.57	$10.58	$10.55	$10.56	30.28K

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HYI SEC filings
Filed	Form	Description	Accepted	Document
Sep 16, 2025	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
May 28, 2025	4	Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities	—	Open source
Mar 31, 2025	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Mar 19, 2025	PRE 14A	Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements	—	Open source
Nov 20, 2024	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Sep 17, 2024	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Sep 13, 2023	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Sep 14, 2022	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Jan 12, 2022	4	Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities	—	Open source
Jan 7, 2022	4	Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities	—	Open source
Sep 15, 2021	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Sep 16, 2020	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Sep 16, 2020	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Aug 18, 2020	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Apr 16, 2020	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Apr 2, 2020	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Mar 25, 2020	PRE 14A	Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements	—	Open source
Nov 5, 2019	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Aug 27, 2019	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Apr 23, 2019	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Jan 2, 2019	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Oct 29, 2018	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Aug 28, 2018	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Apr 23, 2018	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Oct 27, 2017	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Aug 29, 2017	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Aug 16, 2017	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 4.01 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Jan 25, 2017	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Nov 14, 2016	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Jul 21, 2016	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Jan 22, 2016	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Nov 17, 2015	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Oct 5, 2015	4	Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities	—	Open source
Jul 23, 2015	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Jul 22, 2015	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Jan 23, 2015	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Dec 23, 2014	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 7.01 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Nov 10, 2014	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Jul 25, 2014	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
May 29, 2014	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Jan 24, 2014	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Nov 8, 2013	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Jul 26, 2013	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Jun 14, 2013	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Jan 28, 2013	8-K	Form 8-K - Current report - Item 7.01 Item 9.01	—	Open source
Jan 25, 2013	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Nov 14, 2012	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source
Jul 26, 2012	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Jan 25, 2012	N-Q	Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies	—	Open source
Nov 4, 2011	DEF 14A	Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements	—	Open source

Filed

Form

Description

Accepted

Document

Sep 16, 2025

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

May 28, 2025

Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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Open source

Mar 31, 2025

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

Mar 19, 2025

PRE 14A

Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements

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Open source

Nov 20, 2024

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01

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Open source

Sep 17, 2024

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

Sep 13, 2023

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

Sep 14, 2022

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

Jan 12, 2022

Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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Open source

Jan 7, 2022

Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

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Open source

Sep 15, 2021

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

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Open source

Sep 16, 2020

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Sep 16, 2020

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Aug 18, 2020

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Apr 16, 2020

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Apr 2, 2020

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Mar 25, 2020

PRE 14A

Form PRE 14A - Other preliminary proxy statements

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Open source

Nov 5, 2019

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.03 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Aug 27, 2019

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Apr 23, 2019

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Jan 2, 2019

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Oct 29, 2018

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Aug 28, 2018

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Apr 23, 2018

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Oct 27, 2017

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Aug 29, 2017

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Aug 16, 2017

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 4.01 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Jan 25, 2017

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Nov 14, 2016

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Jul 21, 2016

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Jan 22, 2016

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Nov 17, 2015

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Oct 5, 2015

Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

—

Open source

Jul 23, 2015

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Jul 22, 2015

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Jan 23, 2015

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Dec 23, 2014

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 7.01 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Nov 10, 2014

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Jul 25, 2014

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

May 29, 2014

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Jan 24, 2014

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Nov 8, 2013

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Jul 26, 2013

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Jun 14, 2013

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 5.02 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Jan 28, 2013

8-K

Form 8-K - Current report - Item 7.01 Item 9.01

—

Open source

Jan 25, 2013

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Nov 14, 2012

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

Jul 26, 2012

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Jan 25, 2012

N-Q

Form N-Q - Quarterly Schedule of portfolio holdings of management investment companies

—

Open source

Nov 4, 2011

DEF 14A

Form DEF 14A - Other definitive proxy statements

—

Open source

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