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

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIOGet Free Report) announced a dividend on Monday, March 24th, investing.com reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of 0.0355 per share by the closed-end fund on Tuesday, April 1st. This represents a yield of 10.47%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th.

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

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Price Performance

Shares of HIO stock traded down $0.02 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $4.06. 437,708 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 430,769. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.00 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.99. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a 1-year low of $3.69 and a 1-year high of $4.15.

About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

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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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Dividend History for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO)

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