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Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund

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Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)12.14
  • Today's Change0.06 / 0.50%
  • Shares traded42.91k
  • 1 Year change+5.57%
  • Beta0.6378
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About the company

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide high income. The Fund seeks capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed-income securities with varying maturities. The Fund invests in various industrial sectors, which include communications, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, financials, healthcare, industrials, information technology, materials, real estate and utilities. Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC (LMPFA) is the Fund’s investment manager.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)26.89m
  • Net income in USD23.58m
  • Incorporated2010
  • Employees--
  • Location
    Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund620 Eighth Avenue, 47Th FloorNEW YORK 10018United StatesUSA
  • Websitehttp://www.leggmason.com/
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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SilverBox Corp IV-100.00bn-100.00bn262.84m----1.33----------7.57----------------------------0.00--------------
abrdn Emerging Markets Eqty Incm Fd Inc8.30m25.35m263.40m--10.390.8475--31.740.49950.49950.16356.120.0239--5.70--7.311.087.401.1034.7663.72305.4634.01----0.1012244.84-15.02-10.06123.10----25.62
Slam Corp0.00149.70k263.85m----4.67-----0.0416-0.04160.002.410.00------0.0815--0.0829--------------0.191-------75.46------
Invesco Pennsylvania Value Mncpl Incm Tr-100.00bn-100.00bn264.51m--------------------------------------------------------------
Franklin Limited Duration Income Trust38.08m27.99m264.66m--9.450.927--6.950.69280.69280.94247.070.0894--5.61--6.572.677.443.0370.5373.4273.5142.66----0.2771257.1117.2815.45214.76-----9.52
Legato Merger Corp III-100.00bn-100.00bn265.35m----1.31----------7.85----------------------------0.00--------------
Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc16.06m37.97m267.74m--7.050.985--16.671.771.770.748617.230.0394--3.97--10.635.7911.856.4968.1261.49269.86153.62----0.0901213.44-14.0720.96198.1540.61---8.49
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund Inc2.41m86.55m268.67m--3.100.8502--111.718.858.850.246232.270.0079--4.50--28.35--28.43---36.42--3,598.88------0.00--6.52--235.99------
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund13.16m40.70m268.70m--6.601.10--20.411.411.410.45568.460.038--7.91--11.73--12.01--35.24--309.17------0.2831---10.24--133.04------
Eaton Vance National Municipl Opprtnt Tr15.64m14.56m268.75m--18.460.9298--17.180.93190.93191.0018.500.0474--3.36--4.411.215.061.3476.3681.3493.0827.94----0.0032292.798.36-2.42192.711.24---7.60
Cohen & Strs Rl Est Opprtnts ad Incm Fnd16.21m17.43m268.90m--15.401.02--16.591.041.040.970415.710.0379--6.50--4.08--6.54--20.64--107.53------0.3493--22.37--151.61------
First Trust Senior Fltng Rate Incm Fd II-100.00bn-100.00bn269.45m--------------------------------------------------------------
Western Asset Hgh Yld Dfnd pprtnty Fnd26.89m23.58m275.10m--11.671.01--10.231.041.041.1912.060.0957--20.47--8.392.288.592.3390.9389.4287.6927.83--37.170.00306.61-0.0855-1.57426.792.43--16.48
Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust19.29m13.79m283.13m--20.640.9393--14.680.29990.29990.42218.760.0445------4.560.34044.620.347182.4382.38102.418.56----0.0298--3.62-4.97107.5352.04---1.98
Launch One Acquisition Corp-100.00bn-100.00bn287.93m----1.29----------7.76----------------------------0.00--------------
Data as of Nov 22 2024. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

19.45%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Sit Investment Associates, Inc.as of 30 Sep 20241.49m6.57%
Punch & Associates Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024881.65k3.89%
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024498.04k2.20%
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2024380.50k1.68%
Uncommon Cents Investing LLCas of 30 Sep 2024301.28k1.33%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCas of 30 Sep 2024234.07k1.03%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 2024204.68k0.90%
Shaker Financial Services LLCas of 30 Sep 2024144.58k0.64%
Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2024138.48k0.61%
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)as of 30 Sep 2024135.99k0.60%
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