Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:MHF – Get Free Report) announced a — dividend on Thursday, February 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.034 per share by the financial services provider on Monday, June 2nd. This represents a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 22nd.
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund has increased its dividend payment by an average of 8.4% per year over the last three years.
Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund Stock Up 1.3 %
Shares of MHF opened at $7.75 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $7.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $7.12. Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund has a fifty-two week low of $6.51 and a fifty-two week high of $7.79.
About Western Asset Municipal High Income Fund
Western Asset Municipal High Income 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. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests primarily in intermediate and long-term municipal debt securities issued by state and local governments including U.S.
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