Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HYI) Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.10

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE:HYI) announced a monthly dividend on Thursday, November 20th. Investors of record on Friday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.095 per share on Friday, January 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 10.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 23rd.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Stock Down 1.3%

HYI opened at $10.93 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.77. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund has a 12-month low of $10.87 and a 12-month high of $12.28.

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Company Profile

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd and Western Asset Management Company Limited.