HYI on NYSE

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. is a fund registered in the United States, based in New York, active since 2010.² Its shares trade on NYSE under the symbol HYI.²

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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TickerHYI on NYSE²
HeadquartersNew York, United States²
Incorporated inMD³
Business addressOne Madison Avenue, 17Th Floor, New York, Ny 10010³
Legal formFund²
Kind of organizationFund²
LEI549300MT3R4UXA0DZF65²
StatusActive²
LEI statusIssued and current²
Registered addressC/O THE CORPORATION TRUST INCORPORATED, 21093 Lutherville Timonium, United States²
Registered withSecurities and Exchange Commission, 0001497186²

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Corporate structure

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund 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 Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., latest Jul 30, 2026 (8 filings since Jan 24, 2022)
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC Filed SCHEDULE 13G/A on Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., latest Oct 3, 2025 (2 filings since Feb 13, 2024)

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund 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 Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Chief financial officer

Kaprel Ozsolak2010

201520202025

Chief executive officerKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013⁴
Chief executive officerR. Jay Gerken Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁵
ChairKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013⁴
ChairR. Jay Gerken Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁵
Chief financial officerKaprel Ozsolak Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁶

Board members and other officers (21)

Secretary and Ch Lgl OfficerGeorge P. Hoyt Aug 19, 2020 to Aug 19, 2020⁷
Treas/Principal Finan OfficerChristopher Berarducci Sep 30, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019⁸
TreasurerJennifer S. Berg Jan 10, 2018 to Jan 10, 2018⁹
Chief Compliance OfficerTodd F. Kuehl May 17, 2017 to May 17, 2017¹⁰
Principal Financial OfficerRichard Sennett Dec 2, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011¹¹
Assistant TreasurerAlbert Laskaj Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010¹²
Assistant SecretaryWilliam J. Renahan Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010¹³
Board memberAnthony Grillo Nov 21, 2024 to now¹⁴
Board memberHillary A. Sale Nov 21, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024¹⁵
Board memberPeter Daniel Charles Mason Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024¹⁶
Board memberNisha Kumar Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 9, 2019¹⁷
Board memberRobert D. Agdern Jan 9, 2015 to Jan 9, 2015¹⁸
Board memberEileen A. Kamerick Feb 7, 2013 to Feb 7, 2013¹⁹
Board memberCarol L. Colman Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁰
Board memberDaniel P. Cronin Oct 22, 2010 to Jan 12, 2022²¹
Board memberJeswald W. Salacuse Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²²
Board memberLeslie H. Gelb Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²³
Board memberPaolo M. Cucchi Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁴
Board memberRiordan Roett Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁵
General counselOliveira Marc De Sep 13, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023²⁶
General counselRobert I. Frenkel Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁷

Former names

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.Jul 23, 2010 to Aug 15, 2025³

Timeline

Nov 20, 20248-K Bylaws or fiscal year changed²⁸
Jun 5, 2013New chief executive Kenneth Fuller becomes CEO⁴
Oct 22, 2010New chief executive R. Jay Gerken becomes CEO⁵
Jul 20, 2010Founded Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. is founded²

Filings

83 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 major events, 15 insider forms, 10 large holders, 57 other. The latest 20:

Sep 14, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
Sep 11, 20263 EDGAR
Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
Aug 14, 2026N-PX EDGAR
Aug 12, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
Jul 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Jul 30, 2026N-CSR WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC - N-CSR EDGAR
Jul 22, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Apr 24, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Apr 23, 2026424B3 EDGAR
Apr 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Apr 7, 20263 EDGAR
Apr 1, 2026EFFECT EDGAR
Mar 31, 2026N-2/A EDGAR
Mar 9, 2026N-2/A EDGAR
Jan 29, 2026N-CSRS WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC - N-CSRS EDGAR
Jan 23, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Jan 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Oct 31, 2025N-2 WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. EDGAR
Oct 23, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR

The 83 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

3 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 2 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

Date	Who	Trade	Shares	Price	Value	Filing
May 27, 2025	GRILLO ANTHONYDirector	Buy	1,000	$11.71	$11.7K	Form 4
Jan 7, 2022	CRONIN DANIEL PDirector	Sale	1	$15.30	$15	Form 4
Jan 5, 2022	CRONIN DANIEL PDirector	Sale	1,248	$15.40	$19.2K	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.

FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LPSCHEDULE 13G/A, 8 filings Jan 24, 2022 to Jul 30, 2026²⁹
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INCSCHEDULE 13G/A, 2 filings Feb 13, 2024 to Oct 3, 2025³⁰

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 47. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Raymond James Financial Inc	517,162	$5.5M	0.0%	−9,601
Guggenheim Capital LLC	385,512	$4.1M	0.0%	−13,566
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	329,087	$3.5M	1.1%	+55,528
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC	307,820	$3.3M	0.7%	+12,325
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	267,803	$2.8M	0.0%	New
Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC	245,966	$2.6M	0.3%	No change
Wolverine Asset Management LLC	231,288	$2.5M	0.1%	−5,584
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	175,019	$1.9M	0.0%	+1,256
1607 Capital Partners, LLC	166,567	$1.8M	0.2%	−23,717
Morgan Stanley	115,647	$1.2M	0.0%	−948
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	108,501	$1.2M	0.0%	New
Quarry LP	98,077	$1.0M	0.2%	No change
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	92,187	$979.9K	0.0%	−276
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC	83,799	$890.8K	0.0%	−6,946
TFB Advisors LLC	83,538	$888.0K	0.4%	No change
Logan Stone Capital, LLC	73,932	$785.9K	0.2%	−16,341
E&G Advisors, LLC	63,131	$671.1K	0.1%	−90
Jones Financial Companies Lllp	60,774	$640.6K	0.0%	+17,445
Citadel Advisors LLC	58,109	$617.7K	0.0%	−16,431
Everstar Asset Management, LLC	44,105	$468.8K	0.2%	No change
LPL Financial LLC	39,765	$422.7K	0.0%	+1,045
Bank Of America Corp /de/	36,739	$390.5K	0.0%	+3,128
Invesco Ltd.	30,896	$328.4K	0.0%	−25,990
RVW Wealth, LLC	27,623	$293.6K	0.0%	No change
Ionic Capital Management LLC	23,973	$254.8K	0.3%	−11,725

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

SEC filer profile

How Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund 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 Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.¹
CIK0001497186
Employer ID (EIN)27-3075810¹
Incorporated inMaryland¹
Fiscal year endsMay 31¹
Business addressOne Madison Avenue, 17Th Floor, New York, NY 10010¹
Phone888-777-0102¹
On EDGAR sinceJul 23, 2010¹
Filings323 in all: 3 (65), NPORT-P (27), DEFA14A (26), DEF 14A (19), N-Q (17), SC 13G/A (17), 40-17G (16), N-CSR (16)¹
All 36 form types
N-CSRS (16), N-PX (16), 8-K (11), CORRESP (9), N-CEN (8), NSAR-A (8), NSAR-B (8), N-2/A (6), SCHEDULE 13G/A (6), 4 (5), SC 13G (5), 40-17G/A (2), CERTNYS (2), EFFECT (2), N-2 (2), PRE 14A (2), 424B3 (1), 497 (1), 8-A12B (1), N-2MEF (1), N-8A (1), NPORT-EX (1), PREC14A (1), PRER14A (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-I/A (1), UPLOAD (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.

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SEC EDGARWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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GLEIFWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. LEI record (549300MT3R4UXA0DZF65)
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SEC EDGARWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARKenneth Fuller, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARR. Jay Gerken, Chief executive officer
6
SEC EDGARKaprel Ozsolak, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARGeorge P. Hoyt, Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer
8
SEC EDGARChristopher Berarducci, Treas/Principal Finan Officer
9
SEC EDGARJennifer S. Berg, Treasurer
10
SEC EDGARTodd F. Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer
11
SEC EDGARRichard Sennett, Principal Financial Officer
12
SEC EDGARAlbert Laskaj, Assistant Treasurer
13
SEC EDGARWilliam J. Renahan, Assistant Secretary
14
SEC EDGARAnthony Grillo, Board member
15
SEC EDGARHillary A. Sale, Board member
16
SEC EDGARPeter Daniel Charles Mason, Board member
17
SEC EDGARNisha Kumar, Board member
18
SEC EDGARRobert D. Agdern, Board member
19
SEC EDGAREileen A. Kamerick, Board member
20
SEC EDGARCarol L. Colman, Board member
21
SEC EDGARDaniel P. Cronin, Board member
22
SEC EDGARJeswald W. Salacuse, Board member
23
SEC EDGARLeslie H. Gelb, Board member
24
SEC EDGARPaolo M. Cucchi, Board member
25
SEC EDGARRiordan Roett, Board member
26
SEC EDGAROliveira Marc De, General counsel
27
SEC EDGARRobert I. Frenkel, General counsel
28
SEC EDGARBylaws or fiscal year changed
29
SEC EDGARFIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP SCHEDULE 13G/A on Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
30
SEC EDGARSIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC SCHEDULE 13G/A on Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.