Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) to Issue — Dividend of $0.04 on March 3rd

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIOGet Free Report) declared a — dividend on Thursday, November 21st,Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be given a dividend of 0.0355 per share by the closed-end fund on Monday, March 3rd. This represents a yield of 10.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has decreased its dividend by an average of 0.6% per year over the last three years.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Price Performance

HIO opened at $3.95 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $3.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $3.90. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a 1 year low of $3.69 and a 1 year high of $4.07.

About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

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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.

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Dividend History for Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:HIO)

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