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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

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HYI

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. · NYSE

Nasdaq 100S&P 500

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Congressional Trades

Recent trades of HYI by members of U.S. Congress · 1 on record

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Politician	Stock	Type	Filed	Traded
Lou BarlettaHouse · R · PA	HYIWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. · Stock	Sale $1,001 - $15,000	Feb 1, 2016	Jan 29, 2016	Filing ↗

Whale Activity

Position changes in HYI reported for 2026-06-30 by 1 tracked institutional filer

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Filer	Shares	Value	Change
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC	58.1K	$618K	decreased

KeyVex tracks a curated set of large 13F filers plus the largest positions in recent filings, so this is a sample of institutional activity, not the whole market.

Insider Trading

Net shares bought (+) or sold (−) on the open market by HYI insiders, by quarter · Form 4

Recent Insider Transactions

5 transactions on record · newest first

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Insider	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Date
GRILLO ANTHONYDirector	Purchase	+1,000	$11.71	$12K	May 27, 2025	Form 4 ↗
CRONIN DANIEL PDirector	Sale	−1	$15.30	$15	Jan 7, 2022	Form 4 ↗
CRONIN DANIEL PDirector	Sale	−1,248	$15.40	$19K	Jan 5, 2022	Form 4 ↗
LEECH S. KENNETH	Purchase	+2,300	$13.72	$32K	Oct 2, 2015	Form 4 ↗
CRONIN DANIEL PDirector	Purchase	+1,000	$18.37	$18K	Dec 17, 2010	Form 4 ↗

Fund Holders

Mutual funds and ETFs holding HYI · SEC Form N-PORT

Fund	Shares	Value	% of fund	As of
Calamos CEF Income & Arbitrage ETF Calamos ETF Trust	27.0K	$292K	0.92%	Apr 30, 2026
ABSOLUTE CEF OPPORTUNITIES Unified Series Trust	13.6K	$145K	2.96%	Jun 30, 2026

Mutual funds and ETFs whose N-PORT filings list HYI's shares (CUSIP 95768B107), each fund at its latest report since Mar 7, 2026, largest positions first. Bonds, options and short positions are left out.

Activist & Passive Stakes

Schedule 13D / 13G beneficial-ownership filings

The Charger CorporationSCHEDULE 13G/A · passive (13G) · 615.2K shares4.8%
Jul 30, 2026 · ↗
First Trust Advisors L.P.SCHEDULE 13G/A · passive (13G) · 615.2K shares4.8%
Jul 30, 2026 · ↗
First Trust Portfolios L.P.SCHEDULE 13G/A · passive (13G) · 615.2K shares4.8%
Jul 30, 2026 · ↗

Corporate Lobbying

Estimated quarterly lobbying spending reported under the LDA, filings naming Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. as client

No lobbying filings found naming Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. as the client.

Government Contracts

Federal awards to Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. · USAspending

No federal contract awards found for Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc..

U.S. Patents

Recent USPTO applications naming Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

No USPTO patent applications found for Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc..

Annual Financials

From HYI's 10-K filings · XBRL

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Stock Splits

Every split and reverse split in the price history

No stock splits in HYI's price history.

Material Events (8-K)

Corporate events filed with the SEC

No 8-K filings on record.

About Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

From SEC EDGAR company records

HeadquartersNEW YORK, NY

IncorporatedMD

SEC CIK0001497186 ↗

Former namesWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.