Western Asset High Income Opportunity:HIO

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    Overview

    As of 4/24/2025. NAV as of 4/23/2025.

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$3.78$3.97-4.79%
    52 Wk Avg$3.92$4.14-5.31%
    52 Wk High$4.15$4.260.49%
    52 Wk Low$3.36$3.93-10.29%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution Rate11.27%
    Distribution Amount$0.0355
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund’s primary investment objective is high current income and its secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets plus any borrowings for investment purposes in high-yield corporate debt securities and preferred stocks and up to 20% in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants and rights.

    Capital Structure

    As of 4/24/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$377.544M
    Total Common Assets:$377.544M
    Common Shares Outstanding:95,099,215
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 9/30/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.80%
    Other Expenses:0.13%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.00%
    Total: 0.93%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC

    Portfolio Managers
    Walter E. Kilcullen, Christopher F. Kilpatrick, Michael Buchanan

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-High Yield
    Ticker: HIO
    NAV Ticker: XHIOX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 463,409
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $1.812M
    Inception Date: 11/16/1993
    Inception Share Price: $12.50
    Inception NAV: $12.05
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: September 30
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    Distributions

    As of 4/24/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 9/30/2024
    $0.1658
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 4/24/2025
    10.73%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 4/24/2025
    6.34%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 4/24/2025
    7.25%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 4/24/2025
    0.00%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 4/24/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-3.74%
    1 Year-5.31%
    3 Year-8.27%
    5 Year-7.72%
    Z-Score

    As of 4/24/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.79
    6 Month-0.56
    1 Year0.22
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD4.00%1.12%2.86%0.91%
    202413.52%5.34%15.89%8.58%
    20238.04%9.19%15.92%11.97%
    2022-17.09%-12.18%-15.67%-10.18%
    202112.77%3.43%18.38%9.49%
    20206.07%6.61%1.13%3.11%
    201924.21%15.79%21.79%13.91%
    2018-7.58%-3.18%-5.54%-2.01%
    20178.96%7.51%9.77%9.23%
    201616.18%16.43%19.94%16.22%
    2015-4.97%-7.40%-4.93%-4.43%
    2014-2.54%-0.46%2.04%2.36%
    2013-0.64%9.04%2.61%9.80%
    201213.18%17.53%  
    201110.52%2.71%  
    201012.11%15.83%  
    200970.32%57.88%  
    2008-25.32%-30.54%  
    2007-3.37%0.09%  
    200621.18%11.21%  
    2005-2.10%2.32%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    AMT:
    As of 3/31/2025
    0.00%
    Average Coupon:
    As of 4/23/2025
    7.25%
    Average Maturity:
    As of 3/31/2025
    6.77 yrs
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 3/31/2025
    308
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 9/30/2024
    45.00%
    Pre-Refunded:
    0.00%
    Average Bond Price:
    As of 3/31/2025
    $96.65
    Asset Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 3/31/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)91.30%
    Corporate Bond81.77%
    Bank Loan7.73%
    Securitized (Super Sector)6.25%
    Asset Backed6.11%
    Preferred Stock1.56%
    Government (Super Sector)1.27%
    Government0.78%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)0.71%
    Cash Equivalents0.71%
    Top Holdings

    As of 3/31/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Kinder Morgan, Inc. 7.75%$7.90M2.07%
    Sprint Capital Corporation 8.75%$7.11M1.86%
    HCA Inc. 7.5%$6.54M1.71%
    American Airlines, Inc. 8.5%$5.60M1.47%
    Carnival PLC 1%$5.52M1.45%
    Western Midstream Operating LP 5.25%$5.47M1.43%
    Charter Communications Operating, LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capi$5.16M1.35%
    Occidental Petroleum Corp. 5.875%$4.40M1.15%
    Petrobras Global Finance B.V. 6.75%$4.30M1.13%
    CSC Holdings, LLC 4.5%$4.12M1.08%
    Credit Quality

    As of 3/31/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income67.75%
    Others - Fixed Income9.80%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income5.06%
    France - Fixed Income3.53%
    Canada - Fixed Income2.45%
    Brazil - Fixed Income1.45%
    Germany - Fixed Income1.08%
    Israel - Fixed Income1.05%
    Italy - Fixed Income0.96%
    Colombia - Fixed Income0.76%
    Argentina - Fixed Income0.63%
    United States - Equity0.40%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.40%
    Japan - Fixed Income0.38%
    Peru - Fixed Income0.29%
    Belgium - Fixed Income0.28%
    Mexico - Fixed Income0.19%
    Chile - Fixed Income0.17%
    Netherlands - Fixed Income0.16%
    Switzerland - Fixed Income0.15%
    China - Fixed Income0.01%
    China - Equity0.00%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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