Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.04

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIOGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, February 19th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of 0.0355 per share by the closed-end fund on Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a $0.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.48%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has increased its dividend payment by an average of 11.8% per year over the last three years.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HIO opened at $4.07 on Friday. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a 12-month low of $3.69 and a 12-month high of $4.15. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $4.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.99.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Company Profile

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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States.

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