Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) To Go Ex-Dividend on March 24th

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, February 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.0355 per share by the closed-end fund on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Stock Down 1.2%

NYSE HIO opened at $3.61 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $3.74 and a 200 day moving average of $3.79. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a twelve month low of $3.36 and a twelve month high of $4.08.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Company Profile

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE: HIO) is a diversified closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in high-yield and other fixed-income securities. The Fund’s portfolio is actively managed by Western Asset Management Company, an affiliate of Franklin Templeton, and may include below-investment-grade corporate debt, emerging-market sovereign and corporate bonds, bank loans, mortgage- and asset-backed securities.