Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI)Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
11.04 USD
+0.06
(0.593%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 2:05 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:19 p.m. EDT
HYI has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 10.48%, with consistent quarterly payouts of $0.095, indicating a strong commitment to dividend payments. However, the payout ratio of 1.52 suggests that the fund is paying out more than its earnings, which could be a concern for long-term sustainability. The recent price history shows some volatility, with a current price of $10.78 slightly below the 50-day average of $10.97. The short-term price forecasting model indicates minimal directional movement, suggesting a lack of clear momentum. This could present a buy-the-dip opportunity for short-term traders, but caution is advised due to the fund's high payout ratio and the potential for further volatility. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and the fund's focus on high-yield opportunities could be attractive, but the payout ratio and recent price trends should be closely monitored. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.011470 |
| MSTL | 0.011847 |
| AutoTheta | 0.014992 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.019384 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 41.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.107 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-22 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-23 |
| Market Cap | 141,402,528 |
| Trailing P/E | 14.71 |
| Previous Name | Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. |
| Website | https://institutional.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1377&cached=true&mode=2&userID=225408&mktcd=HYI |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.89% | 10.47% | 11.33% | 11.70% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | 0.095 | 0.888681 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0.095 | 0.860358 |
| 2026-01-23 | 0.095 | 0.868471 |
| 2025-12-23 | 0.095 | 0.884644 |
| 2025-11-20 | 0.095 | 0.901305 |
| 2025-10-24 | 0.095 | 0.865469 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.095 | 0.845378 |
| 2025-08-22 | 0.095 | 0.844302 |
| 2025-07-24 | 0.095 | 0.853934 |
| 2025-06-23 | 0.095 | 0.865859 |
| 2025-05-22 | 0.095 | 0.886300 |
| 2025-04-23 | 0.095 | 0.909113 |
| 2025-03-24 | 0.095 | 0.882027 |
| 2025-02-21 | 0.095 | 0.878016 |
| 2025-01-24 | 0.095 | 0.887127 |
| 2024-12-23 | 0.095 | 0.899414 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.095 | 0.892402 |
| 2024-10-24 | 0.095 | 0.905443 |
| 2024-09-23 | 0.095 | 0.894080 |
| 2024-08-23 | 0.095 | 0.918921 |
| 2024-07-24 | 0.095 | 0.959583 |
| 2024-06-21 | 0.095 | 0.969889 |
| 2024-05-22 | 0.095 | 0.980408 |
| 2024-04-22 | 0.095 | 0.982479 |
| 2024-03-20 | 0.095 | 0.962471 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.095 | 0.970902 |
| 2024-01-23 | 0.095 | 0.976181 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.095 | 1.003978 |
| 2023-11-21 | 0.095 | 1.036734 |
| 2023-10-23 | 0.095 | 1.084926 |
| 2023-09-21 | 0.095 | 1.061655 |
| 2023-08-23 | 0.095 | 1.052911 |
| 2023-07-21 | 0.095 | 1.048904 |
| 2023-06-22 | 0.095 | 1.056503 |
| 2023-05-22 | 0.095 | 1.103522 |
| 2023-04-20 | 0.095 | 1.099212 |
| 2023-03-23 | 0.095 | 1.071852 |
| 2023-02-17 | 0.095 | 1.051276 |
| 2023-01-23 | 0.095 | 1.026646 |
| 2022-12-21 | 0.095 | 1.089775 |
| 2022-11-21 | 0.095 | 1.073357 |
| 2022-10-21 | 0.095 | 1.151238 |
| 2022-09-22 | 0.095 | 1.100521 |
| 2022-08-23 | 0.095 | 1.068660 |
| 2022-07-21 | 0.095 | 1.106665 |
| 2022-06-22 | 0.095 | 1.167758 |
| 2022-05-20 | 0.095 | 1.101886 |
| 2022-04-21 | 0.095 | 1.027255 |
| 2022-03-23 | 0.095 | 1.036709 |
| 2022-02-17 | 0.095 | 0.982741 |
| 2022-01-21 | 0.095 | 0.972894 |
| 2021-12-22 | 0.095 | 0.949786 |
| 2021-11-19 | 0.095 | 0.913828 |
| 2021-10-21 | 0.095 | 0.916451 |
| 2021-09-22 | 0.095 | 0.914992 |
| 2021-08-23 | 0.095 | 0.939431 |
| 2021-07-22 | 0.095 | 0.942735 |
| 2021-06-22 | 0.095 | 0.957671 |
| 2021-05-20 | 0.095 | 0.965480 |
| 2021-04-22 | 0.095 | 0.979093 |
| 2021-03-23 | 0.095 | 0.990968 |
| 2021-02-18 | 0.095 | 0.991939 |
| 2021-01-21 | 0.095 | 0.990290 |
| 2020-12-22 | 0.095 | 1.014882 |
| 2020-11-19 | 0.095 | 1.040547 |
| 2020-10-22 | 0.095 | 1.072463 |
| 2020-09-22 | 0.095 | 1.085452 |
| 2020-08-21 | 0.095 | 1.082048 |
| 2020-07-23 | 0.095 | 1.135125 |
| 2020-06-22 | 0.095 | 1.136374 |
| 2020-05-20 | 0.095 | 1.194257 |
| 2020-04-22 | 0.095 | 1.250223 |
| 2020-03-23 | 0.095 | 1.580786 |
| 2020-02-20 | 0.094 | 1.016059 |
| 2020-01-23 | 0.094 | 1.041483 |
| 2019-12-19 | 0.094 | 1.061955 |
| 2019-11-21 | 0.091 | 1.051284 |
| 2019-10-17 | 0.091 | 1.058239 |
| 2019-09-19 | 0.091 | 1.059049 |
| 2019-08-22 | 0.089 | 1.046022 |
| 2019-07-18 | 0.089 | 1.049420 |
| 2019-06-20 | 0.089 | 1.069530 |
| 2019-05-23 | 0.089 | 1.102913 |
| 2019-04-17 | 0.089 | 1.114902 |
| 2019-03-21 | 0.089 | 1.120123 |
| 2019-02-14 | 0.089 | 1.130053 |
| 2019-01-17 | 0.089 | 1.206243 |
| 2018-12-20 | 0.089 | 1.291706 |
| 2018-11-21 | 0.089 | 1.231160 |
| 2018-10-18 | 0.089 | 1.178960 |
| 2018-09-20 | 0.089 | 1.183704 |
| 2018-08-23 | 0.089 | 1.181212 |
| 2018-07-19 | 0.089 | 1.193378 |
| 2018-06-21 | 0.089 | 1.199108 |
| 2018-05-24 | 0.089 | 1.212286 |
| 2018-04-19 | 0.089 | 1.208035 |
| 2018-03-22 | 0.089 | 1.222912 |
| 2018-02-15 | 0.090 | 1.226442 |
| 2018-01-18 | 0.090 | 1.205254 |
| 2017-12-21 | 0.090 | 1.213215 |
| 2017-11-22 | 0.095 | 1.283141 |
| 2017-10-19 | 0.095 | 1.251471 |
| 2017-09-21 | 0.095 | 1.274670 |
| 2017-08-23 | 0.100 | 1.359734 |
| 2017-07-19 | 0.100 | 1.341436 |
| 2017-06-21 | 0.100 | 1.370295 |
| 2017-05-17 | 0.101 | 1.385756 |
| 2017-04-19 | 0.101 | 1.398368 |
| 2017-03-22 | 0.101 | 1.439221 |
| 2017-02-15 | 0.103 | 1.454406 |
| 2017-01-18 | 0.103 | 1.478702 |
| 2016-12-21 | 0.103 | 1.510702 |
| 2016-11-16 | 0.110 | 1.677275 |
| 2016-10-19 | 0.110 | 1.636900 |
| 2016-09-21 | 0.110 | 1.628279 |
| 2016-08-17 | 0.110 | 1.635980 |
| 2016-07-20 | 0.110 | 1.664334 |
| 2016-06-15 | 0.110 | 1.717779 |
| 2016-05-18 | 0.110 | 1.748608 |
| 2016-04-20 | 0.110 | 1.797867 |
| 2016-03-16 | 0.110 | 1.856288 |
| 2016-02-17 | 0.110 | 1.975124 |
| 2016-01-20 | 0.110 | 2.054322 |
| 2015-12-16 | 0.110 | 1.882673 |
| 2015-11-18 | 0.110 | 1.880354 |
| 2015-10-21 | 0.110 | 1.836605 |
| 2015-09-16 | 0.110 | 1.918763 |
| 2015-08-19 | 0.110 | 1.878975 |
| 2015-07-22 | 0.110 | 1.826387 |
| 2015-06-17 | 0.110 | 1.752181 |
| 2015-05-20 | 0.110 | 1.703844 |
| 2015-04-15 | 0.110 | 1.699661 |
| 2015-03-18 | 0.110 | 1.751453 |
| 2015-02-18 | 0.110 | 1.789090 |
| 2015-01-21 | 0.110 | 1.826784 |
| 2014-12-17 | 0.110 | 1.840817 |
| 2014-11-19 | 0.110 | 1.792106 |
| 2014-10-22 | 0.110 | 1.762925 |
| 2014-09-17 | 0.110 | 1.738871 |
| 2014-08-20 | 0.110 | 1.716694 |
| 2014-07-16 | 0.110 | 1.685587 |
| 2014-06-18 | 0.110 | 1.680857 |
| 2014-05-21 | 0.120 | 1.841963 |
| 2014-04-15 | 0.120 | 1.856399 |
| 2014-03-19 | 0.120 | 1.855358 |
| 2014-02-19 | 0.125 | 1.960813 |
| 2014-01-22 | 0.125 | 1.946091 |
| 2013-12-18 | 0.125 | 2.009499 |
| 2013-11-20 | 0.130 | 2.103635 |
| 2013-10-16 | 0.130 | 2.114213 |
| 2013-09-18 | 0.130 | 2.109652 |
| 2013-08-21 | 0.130 | 2.222419 |
| 2013-07-17 | 0.130 | 2.168110 |
| 2013-06-19 | 0.130 | 2.181814 |
| 2013-05-22 | 0.135 | 2.086080 |
| 2013-04-17 | 0.135 | 2.137108 |
| 2013-03-13 | 0.135 | 2.154575 |
| 2013-02-13 | 0.140 | 2.267061 |
| 2013-01-16 | 0.140 | 2.256404 |
| 2012-12-12 | 0.140 | 2.381899 |
| 2012-11-20 | 0.145 | 2.477671 |
| 2012-10-17 | 0.145 | 2.355463 |
| 2012-09-19 | 0.145 | 2.347737 |
| 2012-08-22 | 0.145 | 2.398329 |
| 2012-07-18 | 0.145 | 2.407557 |
| 2012-06-20 | 0.145 | 2.495170 |
| 2012-05-16 | 0.147 | 2.571172 |
| 2012-04-18 | 0.147 | 2.611013 |
| 2012-03-21 | 0.147 | 2.563668 |
| 2012-02-15 | 0.147 | 2.582173 |
| 2012-01-18 | 0.147 | 2.722314 |
| 2011-12-14 | 0.147 | 2.917853 |
| 2011-11-16 | 0.147 | 2.860524 |
| 2011-10-19 | 0.147 | 3.007647 |
| 2011-09-21 | 0.147 | 2.822475 |
| 2011-08-17 | 0.147 | 2.839420 |
| 2011-07-20 | 0.147 | 2.664658 |
| 2011-06-15 | 0.147 | 2.726809 |
| 2011-05-18 | 0.147 | 2.726147 |
| 2011-04-19 | 0.147 | 2.810668 |
| 2011-03-16 | 0.147 | 2.939908 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.147 | 2.841629 |
| 2011-01-19 | 0.147 | 2.853014 |
| 2010-12-15 | 0.147 | 2.944531 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.040244997 |
| Address1 | One Madison Avenue |
| Address2 | 17th Floor |
| All Time High | 20.05 |
| All Time Low | 9.74 |
| Ask | 11.04 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 95,540 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 58,650 |
| Average Volume | 58,650 |
| Average Volume10Days | 95,540 |
| Bid | 11.03 |
| Bid Size | 900 |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 11.035 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 11.09 |
| Day Low | 10.9409 |
| Display Name | Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund |
| Dividend Date | 1,551,398,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 1.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 10.39 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.75 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,776,902,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.9432 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.091799736 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0083887465 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.0245 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.0950003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09027208 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 10.44 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.59500027 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.056992363 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 10.44 - 12.13 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,288,186,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 9.17 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.000080000005 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.36226 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 12,814,003 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,774,310,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.095 |
| Long Business Summary | Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd and Western Asset Management Company Limited. It invests fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities. It invests in below investment grade fixed income securities. Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on July 20, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States. |
| Long Name | Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 141,402,528 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_109846931 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-04-16 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 140,569,612 |
| Open | 10.98 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.52 |
| Phone | 800-822-5544 |
| Prev Name | Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. |
| Previous Close | 10.97 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.06499958 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.59279144 |
| Regular Market Day High | 11.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.9409 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.9409 - 11.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.98 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.97 |
| Regular Market Price | 11.035 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,449,100 |
| Regular Market Volume | 39,483 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 12,814,003 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0038 |
| Shares Short | 54,749 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 29,345 |
| Short Name | Western Asset High Yield Define |
| Short Ratio | 1.15 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | HYI |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.75 |
| Trailing P E | 14.713333 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 11.3912 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.35620022 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.03126977 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 39,483 |
| Website | https://institutional.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1377&cached=true&mode=2&userID=225408&mktcd=HYI |
| Zip | 10,010 |