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

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE:HIXGet Free Report) declared a — dividend on Wednesday, November 20th,Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 13.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st.

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

Western Asset High Income Fund II Trading Up 0.4 %

HIX opened at $4.41 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.42. Western Asset High Income Fund II has a 1-year low of $4.20 and a 1-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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