DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc (NYSE:HIX) on 08/20/2019 declared a dividend of $0.0470 per share

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc (NYSE:HIX) on 08/20/2019 declared a dividend of $ 0.0470 per share payable on October 01, 2019 to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2019. Dividend amount recorded is a decrease of $ 0.0145 from last dividend Paid.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc (NYSE:HIX) has paid dividends since 1998, has a current dividend yield of 8.3707027435% and has increased its dividends for 0 successive years.

Western Asset High Income Fund II Inc's market cap is $ 478,896,960 and has a PE ratio of 12.87. The stock price closed yesterday at $ 6.69 and has a 52 week low/high of $ 5.42 and $ 7.12.

Western Asset High Income Fund II is registered as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in high-yield debt securities. As a secondary objective, the Fund seeks capital appreciation to the extent consistent with its objective of seeking to maximize current income. As of Apr 30 2018, the Fund had total assets of $908,993,916 and an investment portfolio of $884,378,352.

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