Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces — Dividend of $0.05 (NYSE:HIX)

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE:HIXGet Free Report) announced a — dividend on Thursday, November 21st,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a dividend of 0.049 per share by the closed-end fund on Monday, March 3rd. This represents a yield of 13.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st.

Western Asset High Income Fund II has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1% annually over the last three years.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of HIX stock opened at $4.42 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $4.45 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.42. Western Asset High Income Fund II has a one year low of $4.20 and a one year high of $5.05.

About Western Asset High Income Fund II

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

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