Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps:HYI

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    Overview

    As of 4/29/2025. NAV as of 4/28/2025.

     Share
    Price
    NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$11.69$11.84-2.45%
    52 Wk Avg$11.91$12.17-2.13%
    52 Wk High$12.44$12.510.57%
    52 Wk Low$11.05$11.59-5.38%
    Regular Distribution TypeIncome Only
    Distribution Rate9.75%
    Distribution Amount$0.0950
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The investment objective is to provide high income and the Fund will seek capital appreciation 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. Corporate securities include those securities that are issued or originated by U.S. or foreign public or private corporations and other business entities.

    Capital Structure

    As of 4/29/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$268.377M
    Total Common Assets:$268.377M
    Common Shares Outstanding:22,666,975
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 5/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.80%
    Other Expenses:0.15%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:0.00%
    Total: 0.95%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Franklin Templeton Investments

    Portfolio Managers
    Walter E. Kilcullen, Christopher F. Kilpatrick, Michael Buchanan

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-High Yield
    Ticker: HYI
    NAV Ticker: XHYIX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 62,758
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.745M
    Inception Date: 10/27/2010
    Inception Share Price: $20.00
    Inception NAV: $19.06
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: Yes
    Fiscal Year End: May 31
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    Distributions

    As of 4/29/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 11/30/2024
    $0.4831
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 4/29/2025
    9.63%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 4/29/2025
    6.85%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 4/29/2025
    7.34%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 4/29/2025
    0.00%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 4/29/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-1.46%
    1 Year-2.13%
    3 Year-3.86%
    5 Year-3.81%
    Z-Score

    As of 4/29/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-1.53
    6 Month-1.38
    1 Year-0.23
    Pricing History
    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD2.57%0.85%2.86%0.91%
    20247.54%6.17%15.89%8.58%
    20236.72%9.60%15.92%11.97%
    2022-13.47%-11.52%-15.67%-10.18%
    202110.04%3.67%18.38%9.49%
    20206.82%4.52%1.13%3.11%
    201927.86%16.08%21.79%13.91%
    2018-6.35%-3.20%-5.54%-2.01%
    20178.57%8.31%9.77%9.23%
    201616.84%16.82%19.94%16.22%
    2015-2.49%-7.47%-4.93%-4.43%
    2014-3.58%-0.40%2.04%2.36%
    20135.42%10.31%2.61%9.80%
    201221.80%22.95%  
    2011-0.21%-2.12%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 3/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF High Yield

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    AMT:
    As of 3/31/2025
    0.00%
    Average Coupon:
    As of 4/28/2025
    7.34%
    Average Maturity:
    As of 3/31/2025
    5.13 yrs
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 3/31/2025
    305
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 5/31/2024
    46.00%
    Pre-Refunded:
    0.00%
    Average Bond Price:
    As of 3/31/2025
    $95.97
    Asset Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 3/31/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Corporate (Super Sector)94.75%
    Corporate Bond85.21%
    Bank Loan7.53%
    Government (Super Sector)2.51%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)2.13%
    Cash Equivalents2.13%
    Preferred Stock2.01%
    Government1.84%
    Government Related0.67%
    Securitized (Super Sector)0.14%
    Top Holdings

    As of 3/31/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    EchoStar Corp. 10.75%$6.29M2.35%
    Level 3 Financing, Inc. 11%$5.45M2.03%
    Sprint Capital Corporation 6.875%$4.58M1.71%
    American Airlines, Inc. 8.5%$3.92M1.46%
    Cloud Software Group Inc. 8.25%$3.49M1.30%
    Western Midstream Operating LP 5.25%$3.28M1.22%
    Delta Air Lines Inc. 7%$3.22M1.20%
    Venture Global LNG Inc. 9%$2.94M1.10%
    EchoStar Corp. 6.75%$2.87M1.07%
    888 Acquisitions Ltd. 7.558%$2.84M1.06%
    Credit Quality

    As of 3/31/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income67.96%
    Others - Fixed Income7.97%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income4.06%
    France - Fixed Income3.79%
    Canada - Fixed Income2.83%
    Germany - Fixed Income1.28%
    Brazil - Fixed Income1.27%
    Israel - Fixed Income1.23%
    Colombia - Fixed Income1.05%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.70%
    Argentina - Fixed Income0.67%
    Switzerland - Fixed Income0.65%
    Poland - Fixed Income0.51%
    United States - Equity0.44%
    Japan - Fixed Income0.38%
    Italy - Fixed Income0.35%
    Peru - Fixed Income0.28%
    Chile - Fixed Income0.17%
    China - Fixed Income0.01%
    China - Equity0.00%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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