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

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE:HIXGet Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.049 per share by the closed-end fund on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 14.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 23rd.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Price Performance

Shares of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $3.96. 415,595 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 349,154. Western Asset High Income Fund II has a twelve month low of $3.75 and a twelve month high of $4.40. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $3.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $4.12.

About Western Asset High Income Fund II

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Western Asset High Income Fund II (NYSE: HIX) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide high current income by investing primarily in below-investment-grade debt instruments. The fund pursues a diversified portfolio of high-yield corporate bonds, senior loans, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, and emerging-market debt, aiming to generate attractive yield while managing credit and interest rate risk.

The fund may employ leverage through borrowings and the issuance of preferred shares to enhance its income potential.

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