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HIX

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

Next earnings Jul 6, 2026

Sell
$3.95
▲ +0.25%
$3.95▲ +4.29%
over 1Y
L $3.67H $4.13
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+0.3%
1W+0.5%
1M-1.0%
3M+4.1%
YTD+0.3%
1Y+4.3%
OverviewValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
B
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Clean
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)

Mixed signals in the latest filings.

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. shows limited reported revenue.

On these fundamentals, HIX screens as SELL on the SEC figures.

Rule-based analysis, generated automatically from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 4, 2026, 10:16 AM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$329M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales—
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield—
FCF yield—

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow—
Total debt—
Net cash—

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield—

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Routine disclosure cadence — no material red flags in recent filings.
  1. DEF 14A Proxy statement2025-08-05
  2. 8-K Charter / bylaws change2024-11-20
  3. DEF 14A Proxy statement2024-09-17
  4. DEF 14A Proxy statement2023-09-13
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2022-09-14
  6. DEF 14A Proxy statement2021-09-15
  7. DEF 14A Proxy statement2020-09-16
  8. 8-K Charter / bylaws change2020-08-18
  9. SC 13D/A Activist / 5%+ stake change2020-06-23

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
N-CSRPeriod ending 2026-04-302026-06-25open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2026-04-302026-06-22open ↗424B3Filing2026-04-23open ↗3Period ending 2025-12-012026-04-07open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2026-01-302026-03-26open ↗N-CSRSPeriod ending 2025-10-312025-12-30open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-10-312025-12-19open ↗40-17GFiling2025-12-19open ↗POS EXFiling2025-09-26open ↗424B5Filing2025-09-26open ↗EFFECTFiling2025-09-23open ↗NPORT-PPeriod ending 2025-07-312025-09-23open ↗

Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
Value—
Growth—
Profitability—
Financial health—
MomentumB
3.6252-week4.08
Revenue
—
Net margin
—
ROE
—
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals

Frequently asked

Is WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. (HIX) a buy?
HIX currently carries a Sell rating with 2/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Mixed signals in the latest filings.
What is WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.'s quality score?
HIX scores 70.85247672965885/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001058239, latest N-CSR filed 2026-06-25) · EODHD · as of 7/4/2026, 2:16:57 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2025-05-27
GRILLO ANTHONY
Director
Buy2.50K @ $4.14$10.3K
2020-12-28
KAMERICK EILEEN A
Director
Buy1.20K @ $6.84$8.21K
2020-11-19
CRONIN DANIEL P
Director
Sell13.3K @ $7.01$92.9K
2020-01-10
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell78.8K @ $6.80$536K
2020-01-09
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell111K @ $6.77$752K
2020-01-08
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell150K @ $6.73$1.01M
2020-01-07
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell191K @ $6.73$1.28M
2020-01-06
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell151K @ $6.76$1.02M
2019-12-31
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell177K @ $6.72$1.19M
2019-12-30
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell120K @ $6.68$798K
2019-12-27
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell69.7K @ $6.68$465K
2019-12-26
Saba Capital Management, L.P.
10% owner
Sell56.2K @ $6.67$375K

Dividends

Monthly
Yield (TTM)
17.4%
Annual / share
$0.69
Last ex-date
2026-08-24
Last amount
$0.05
ex 2026-08-24paid 2026-08-31$0.05
ex 2026-07-24paid 2026-07-31$0.05
ex 2026-06-23paid 2026-06-30$0.05
ex 2026-05-21paid 2026-05-29$0.05
ex 2026-04-23paid 2026-04-30$0.05
ex 2026-03-24paid 2026-03-31$0.05

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2016-01-06Thomas MacArthurSell$15.0K–$50.0KPTR ↗
2016-01-06Thomas MacArthurSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗
2015-11-03Thomas MacArthurBuy$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗
2015-07-11Thomas MacArthurBuy$15.0K–$50.0KPTR ↗
2015-07-11Thomas MacArthurBuy$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

market news →
Western Asset High Income Fund II declares $0.049 dividendBullish
seekingalpha.com· 2025-08-06
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of September, October and November 2023Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2023-08-02
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of June, July and August 2023Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2023-05-15
Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc. Announces Financial Position as of January 31, 2023Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2023-03-28
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of March, April and May 2023Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2023-02-14
Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC Announces Distributions for the Months of December 2022, January and February 2023Bullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2022-11-14

Vs tracked universe

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1195 tracked peers · median

TENK Score71 vs 67
Revenue growth— vs 7.5%
Net margin— vs 10.0%
Return on equity— vs 12.0%
P/E— vs 26.2