HIX on NYSE

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. is a fund registered in the United States, based in New York, active since 1998.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HIX.²

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerHIX on NYSE²
HeadquartersNew York, United States²
Incorporated inMD³
Business address620 Eighth Avenue, 47Th Floor, New York, Ny 10018³
Legal formFund²
Kind of organizationFund²
LEI549300LH0LPNF7USIA77²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O The Corporation Trust, Incorporated, 21093 Lutherville Timonium, United States²
Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 0001058239²

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Corporate structure

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.

SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC Filed SC 13G/A on WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC., latest Oct 3, 2024 (2 filings since Apr 4, 2024)
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Filed SC 13G/A on WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC., latest Jan 17, 2024 (3 filings since Jan 12, 2022)

WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. New York, New York, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Kenneth Fuller2013

Chair

Kenneth Fuller2013

Chief financial officer

2010201520202025

Chief executive officerKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013⁴
ChairKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013⁴
Chief financial officerKaprel Ozsolak Oct 19, 2009 to Oct 19, 2009⁵
Chief financial officerGuercio Rocco Del Mar 22, 2007 to Mar 22, 2007⁶
Chief financial officerMark R. Fetting Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷

Board members and other officers (28)

Secretary and Ch Lgl OfficerGeorge P. Hoyt Aug 19, 2020 to Aug 19, 2020⁸
Treas/Principal Finan OfficerChristopher Berarducci Sep 30, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019⁹
TreasurerJennifer S. Berg Jan 10, 2018 to Jan 10, 2018¹⁰
Chief Compliance OfficerTodd F. Kuehl May 16, 2017 to May 16, 2017¹¹
Principal Financial OfficerRichard Sennett Dec 2, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011¹²
Treasurer of the FundKaprel Ozsolak Jun 4, 2007 to Nov 21, 2008¹³
Assistant Secretary of FundWilliam J. Renahan Sep 20, 2007 to Sep 20, 2007¹⁴
Director of Adviser (LMPFA)Charles J. Daley Jr. Sep 21, 2007 to Sep 21, 2007¹⁵
OfficerJeanne Kelly Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
OfficerRobert P. Shepler Aug 7, 2006 to Feb 24, 2009⁷
OfficerTed P. Becker Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Chief Compliance OfficerTerrence Murphy Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Senior Vice PresidentThomas C. Mandia Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Board memberAnthony Grillo Nov 21, 2024 to now¹⁶
Board memberHillary A. Sale Nov 21, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024¹⁷
Board memberPeter Daniel Charles Mason Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024¹⁸
Board memberDaniel P. Cronin Nov 23, 2020 to Nov 23, 2020¹⁹
Board memberNisha Kumar Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 9, 2019²⁰
Board memberRobert D. Agdern Jan 9, 2015 to Jan 9, 2015²¹
Board memberEileen A. Kamerick Feb 7, 2013 to Dec 28, 2020²²
Board memberJeswald W. Salacuse Feb 25, 2011 to Feb 25, 2011²³
Board memberPaolo M. Cucchi Mar 7, 2007 to Mar 7, 2007²⁴
Board memberCarol L. Colman Jul 10, 2007 to Jul 10, 2007²⁵
Board memberMark R. Fetting Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Board memberPeter L. Bain Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Board memberR. Jay Gerken Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
Board memberTimothy C. Scheve Aug 7, 2006 to Aug 7, 2006⁷
General counselOliveira Marc De Sep 13, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023²⁶

Former names

SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH INCOME FUND II INCAug 6, 1998 to Sep 28, 2006³
SALOMON BROTHERS HIGH YIELD BOND FUND INMar 20, 1998 to Mar 20, 1998³

Timeline

Nov 20, 20248-K Bylaws or fiscal year changed²⁷
Jun 5, 2013New chief executive Kenneth Fuller becomes CEO⁴
Mar 19, 1998Founded WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. is founded²

Filings

93 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 major events, 13 insider forms, 5 large holders, 74 other. The latest 20:

Sep 23, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Sep 14, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
Sep 11, 20263 EDGAR
Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
Aug 14, 2026N-PX EDGAR
Jul 8, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
Jun 25, 2026N-CSR WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC - N-CSR EDGAR
Jun 22, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Apr 23, 2026424B3 EDGAR
Apr 7, 20263 EDGAR
Mar 26, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Dec 30, 2025N-CSRS WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. (HIX) - N-CSRS EDGAR
Dec 19, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
Sep 26, 2025POS EX WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC EDGAR
Sep 26, 2025424B5 WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME II EDGAR
Sep 23, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
Sep 23, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR
Sep 19, 2025N-2/A WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. EDGAR
Aug 28, 20253 EDGAR
Aug 15, 2025N-PX EDGAR

The 93 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
May 27, 2025	GRILLO ANTHONYDirector	Buy	2,500	$4.14	$10.3K	Form 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INCSC 13G/A, 2 filings Apr 4, 2024 to Oct 3, 2024²⁸
FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LPSC 13G/A, 3 filings Jan 12, 2022 to Jan 17, 2024²⁹

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 74. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
UBS Group AG	3,596,719	$14.2M	0.0%	−444,411
Morgan Stanley	1,503,139	$6.0M	0.0%	−137,536
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	1,372,305	$5.4M	0.0%	+210,419
Invesco Ltd.	942,197	$3.7M	0.0%	+27,586
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	773,360	$3.1M	0.0%	+261,215
Guggenheim Capital LLC	697,433	$2.8M	0.0%	+38,742
GraniteShares Advisors LLC	685,465	$2.7M	1.7%	+89,725
Osaic Holdings, Inc.	655,211	$2.6M	0.0%	+15,675
Ameriprise Financial Inc	574,694	$2.3M	0.0%	+50,813
NWF Advisory Services Inc.	420,600	$1.7M	0.2%	−35,840
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	392,761	$1.6M	0.5%	+92,366
Raymond James Financial Inc	190,074	$752.7K	0.0%	+36,160
Oppenheimer & Co Inc	173,668	$687.7K	0.0%	−44,122
Robinson Capital Management, LLC	147,805	$585.3K	0.3%	No change
Envestnet Asset Management Inc	129,051	$511.0K	0.0%	−55,386
Melfa Wealth Management, Inc.	126,446	$500.7K	0.3%	No change
LPL Financial LLC	103,737	$410.8K	0.0%	−12,631
Sage Capital Advisors,llc	74,146	$293.6K	0.1%	+91
Cetera Investment Advisers	67,178	$266.0K	0.0%	−1,653
AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC	60,614	$240.0K	0.2%	No change
Bank Of America Corp /de/	58,201	$230.5K	0.0%	+35,182
Royal Bank Of Canada	56,931	$225.0K	0.0%	+733
XTX Topco Ltd	54,977	$217.7K	0.0%	+30,144
AlphaCore Capital LLC	49,000	$194.0K	0.0%	−6,500
SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC	48,155	$190.7K	0.0%	+33,267

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

SEC filer profile

How WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

Name on EDGARWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.¹
CIK0001058239
Incorporated inMaryland¹
Fiscal year endsApril 30¹
Business address620 Eighth Avenue, 47Th Floor, New York, NY 10018¹
Phone8887770102¹
On EDGAR sinceMar 20, 1998¹
Filings523 in all: 3 (55), 4 (54), DEFA14A (43), DEF 14A (32), N-Q (30), NPORT-P (28), N-CSR (24), N-CSRS (23)¹
All 49 form types
N-PX (23), 8-K (21), 40-17G (20), NSAR-A (20), NSAR-B (18), SC 13G/A (17), CORRESP (10), N-30D (9), SC 13D/A (9), N-2/A (8), N-CEN (8), SC 13G (6), 424B3 (5), NT-NSAR (5), 40-17G/A (4), 497 (4), POS EX (4), PRE 14A (4), EFFECT (3), N-2 (3), NSAR-B/A (3), PREC14A (3), 424B2 (2), 424B5 (2), 497AD (2), DEFC14A (2), DFAN14A (2), N-14 8C/A (2), N-CSR/A (2), PRER14A (2), 8-A12B (1), N-14 8C (1), N-8A (1), N-CSRS/A (1), NPORT-EX (1), NTFNSAR (1), PRRN14A (1), SC 13D (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-I/A (1)
Latest filingsProxy statement (DEF 14A) Sep 14, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Nov 20, 2024

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
SEC EDGARWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. filings on SEC EDGAR
2
GLEIFWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. LEI record (549300LH0LPNF7USIA77)
3
SEC EDGARWESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC. filings on SEC EDGAR
4
SEC EDGARKenneth Fuller, Chief executive officer
5
SEC EDGARKaprel Ozsolak, Chief financial officer
6
SEC EDGARGuercio Rocco Del, Chief financial officer
7
SEC EDGARMark R. Fetting, Chief financial officer
8
SEC EDGARGeorge P. Hoyt, Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer
9
SEC EDGARChristopher Berarducci, Treas/Principal Finan Officer
10
SEC EDGARJennifer S. Berg, Treasurer
11
SEC EDGARTodd F. Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer
12
SEC EDGARRichard Sennett, Principal Financial Officer
13
SEC EDGARKaprel Ozsolak, Treasurer of the Fund
14
SEC EDGARWilliam J. Renahan, Assistant Secretary of Fund
15
SEC EDGARCharles J. Daley Jr., Director of Adviser (LMPFA)
16
SEC EDGARAnthony Grillo, Board member
17
SEC EDGARHillary A. Sale, Board member
18
SEC EDGARPeter Daniel Charles Mason, Board member
19
SEC EDGARDaniel P. Cronin, Board member
20
SEC EDGARNisha Kumar, Board member
21
SEC EDGARRobert D. Agdern, Board member
22
SEC EDGAREileen A. Kamerick, Board member
23
SEC EDGARJeswald W. Salacuse, Board member
24
SEC EDGARPaolo M. Cucchi, Board member
25
SEC EDGARCarol L. Colman, Board member
26
SEC EDGAROliveira Marc De, General counsel
27
SEC EDGARBylaws or fiscal year changed
28
SEC EDGARSIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC SC 13G/A on WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.
29
SEC EDGARFIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP SC 13G/A on WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME FUND II INC.