Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (HIX) To Go Ex-Dividend on February 21st

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. (NYSE:HIX) declared a — dividend on Wednesday, November 20th,Wall Street Journal reports. Investors 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 of this dividend is Friday, February 21st.

Western Asset High Income Fund II has increased its dividend by an average of 5.2% per year over the last three years.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of Western Asset High Income Fund II stock opened at $4.40 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.30 and a 200 day moving average of $4.38. Western Asset High Income Fund II has a fifty-two week low of $4.15 and a fifty-two week high of $4.57.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Company Profile

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.