DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT: Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE:HIO) on 08/20/2019 declared a dividend of $0.0300 per share

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE:HIO) on 08/20/2019 declared a dividend of $ 0.0300 per share payable on October 01, 2019 to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2019. Dividend amount recorded is a decrease of $ 0.0055 from last dividend Paid.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc (NYSE:HIO) has paid dividends since 1993, has a current dividend yield of 6.9582500458% and has increased its dividends for 0 successive years.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc's market cap is $ 363,905,410 and has a PE ratio of 15.24. The stock price closed yesterday at $ 5.03 and has a 52 week low/high of $ 4.14 and $ 5.17.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Co.'s primary investment objective is to seek high current income. Capital appreciation is a secondary objective. In seeking to fulfill its investment objectives, Co. invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in high-yield securities and up to 20% in common stock equivalents, including options, warrants and rights. As of Sep 30 2017, Co. had total assets of $747,272,098 and a total investment portfolio of $726,909,171.

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