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

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) declared a dividend on Monday, March 24th, investing.com reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid 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 of this dividend 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 Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of HIO stock opened at $4.06 on Tuesday. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a 12 month low of $3.69 and a 12 month high of $4.15. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $4.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.99.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Company Profile

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.