Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. Declares Dividend of $0.10 (NYSE:HYI)

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HYI) announced a dividend on Thursday, January 23rd,investing.com reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 27th will be paid a dividend of 0.095 per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 9.46%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 24th.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Price Performance

Shares of HYI traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $12.05. 30,703 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 36,272. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $11.38 and a fifty-two week high of $12.44. The business’s 50 day moving average is $12.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.05.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Company Profile

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund 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 Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd and Western Asset Management Company Limited.