Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) To Go Ex-Dividend on December 23rd

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HIO) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th,NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd will be given a dividend of 0.0355 per share by the closed-end fund on Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 10.81%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 23rd.

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

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund stock traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $3.94. 538,584 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 378,060. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $3.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $3.93. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund has a one year low of $3.69 and a one year high of $4.07.

About Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund

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.