HYI
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
$10.63
▼
$-0.01(-0.09%)
as of Jun 17, 2026 15:45 UTC
The Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. functions as a closed-end investment vehicle, concentrating its portfolio on fixed-income assets. Its inception and primary oversight are managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. Additionally, a collective of entities including Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd, and Western Asset Management Company Limited contribute to its co-management. The fund strategically allocates capital across global fixed-income markets, with a particular focus on high-yielding corporate debt instruments. These securities often possess diverse maturity profiles and are typically categorized as below investment grade. Established on July 20, 2010, the fund is legally based in the United States.
Key Metrics
Distribution Yield
10.72%
Annualized Distribution
$1.1400
Frequency
M Monthly
Rank Score
50.1
RSI (14)
49
52-Week Range
$10.46 – $12.09
Payout Ratio
n/a
Years Paying
15
S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
S
Sustainable Payout
Not meaningful for a fund — assess NAV / distribution coverage.
A
Payment Track Record
15 years of dividend payments.
F
Fair Valuation
Price-to-book 1.00.
E
Entry Signal
Not oversold. RSI 49.
Quote & Key Data
ExchangeNYSE
Volume36,724
Open$10.61
Day Range$10.61 – $10.66
Prev Close$10.64
Market Cap$268.53M
Shares Out-
EPSn/a
Ex-DistributionAug 24, 2026
Pay DateAug 31, 2026
Distribution Growth
3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.3%
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.1%
Consecutive Increases0 yrs
Adjusted Price History
Distribution History
Distribution Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 14, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 24, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 14, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 24, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 14, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 23, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 23, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | Apr 23, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 23, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 20, 2025 | Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 20, 2025 | Jan 23, 2026 | Jan 23, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 20, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 15, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | Aug 22, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 15, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | Aug 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 15, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | Jun 23, 2025 | Jul 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 19, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | May 22, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 23, 2025 | Apr 23, 2025 | May 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 19, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | Mar 24, 2025 | Apr 01, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2024 | Feb 21, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 24, 2025 | Jan 24, 2025 | Feb 03, 2025 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Nov 21, 2024 | Dec 02, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Oct 24, 2024 | Nov 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 22, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | Sep 03, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 22, 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | Jul 24, 2024 | Aug 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | May 22, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 21, 2024 | Jul 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | - | May 22, 2024 | May 23, 2024 | Jun 03, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 20, 2024 | Apr 22, 2024 | Apr 23, 2024 | May 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 20, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 21, 2024 | Apr 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2023 | Feb 21, 2024 | Feb 22, 2024 | Mar 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2023 | Jan 23, 2024 | Jan 24, 2024 | Feb 01, 2024 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | Nov 22, 2023 | Dec 01, 2023 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2023 | Oct 23, 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | Nov 01, 2023 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | Oct 02, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 15, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | Aug 24, 2023 | Sep 01, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 15, 2023 | Jul 21, 2023 | Jul 24, 2023 | Aug 01, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 15, 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | Jul 03, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 14, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | May 23, 2023 | Jun 01, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 14, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | Apr 21, 2023 | May 01, 2023 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 14, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | Apr 03, 2023 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 | Mar 01, 2023 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2022 | Jan 23, 2023 | Jan 24, 2023 | Feb 01, 2023 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 02, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | Oct 03, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 19, 2022 | Aug 23, 2022 | Aug 24, 2022 | Sep 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 18, 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 | Jul 22, 2022 | Aug 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 18, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 23, 2022 | Jul 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Feb 18, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | May 23, 2022 | Jun 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Feb 17, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | Apr 22, 2022 | May 02, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | Apr 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2021 | Feb 17, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | Mar 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 18, 2021 | Jan 21, 2022 | Jan 24, 2022 | Feb 01, 2022 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 18, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 06, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 01, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | Oct 22, 2021 | Nov 01, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 05, 2021 | Sep 22, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 | Oct 01, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 20, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Aug 24, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 19, 2021 | Jul 22, 2021 | Jul 23, 2021 | Aug 02, 2021 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | May 19, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 23, 2021 | Jul 01, 2021 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 19, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | Jun 01, 2021 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 18, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 | May 03, 2021 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | Apr 01, 2021 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 20, 2020 | Feb 18, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | Mar 01, 2021 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2020 | Jan 21, 2021 | Jan 22, 2021 | Feb 01, 2021 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 21, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | Dec 01, 2020 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 20, 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 | Oct 23, 2020 | Nov 02, 2020 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Aug 20, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 | Oct 01, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 21, 2020 | Aug 21, 2020 | Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 20, 2020 | Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 24, 2020 | Aug 03, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | May 20, 2020 | Jun 22, 2020 | Jun 23, 2020 | Jul 01, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 21, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | May 21, 2020 | Jun 01, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Apr 22, 2020 | Apr 23, 2020 | May 01, 2020 |
| $0.0945 M | Regular | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | Apr 01, 2020 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 21, 2019 | Feb 20, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | Mar 02, 2020 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 21, 2019 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | Feb 03, 2020 |
| $0.0940 M | Regular | Nov 21, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 |
| $0.0905 M | Regular | Aug 20, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | Nov 22, 2019 | Dec 02, 2019 |
| $0.0905 M | Regular | Aug 20, 2019 | Oct 17, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 | Nov 01, 2019 |
| $0.0905 M | Regular | Aug 20, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | Oct 01, 2019 |
| $0.0890 M | Regular | May 22, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | Aug 23, 2019 | Sep 03, 2019 |
| $0.0890 M | Regular | May 22, 2019 | Jul 18, 2019 | Jul 19, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 |
| $0.0890 M | Regular | May 22, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 | Jun 21, 2019 | Jul 01, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 21, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | Jun 03, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 21, 2019 | Apr 17, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 | May 01, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 21, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | Apr 01, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Nov 13, 2018 | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | Mar 01, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Nov 13, 2018 | Jan 17, 2019 | Jan 18, 2019 | Feb 01, 2019 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Nov 13, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Aug 21, 2018 | Nov 21, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 | Dec 03, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Aug 21, 2018 | Oct 18, 2018 | Oct 19, 2018 | Nov 01, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Aug 21, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 | Sep 21, 2018 | Oct 01, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | May 15, 2018 | Aug 23, 2018 | Aug 24, 2018 | Sep 04, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | May 15, 2018 | Jul 19, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 | Aug 01, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | May 15, 2018 | Jun 21, 2018 | Jun 22, 2018 | Jul 02, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2018 | May 24, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | Jun 01, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2018 | Apr 19, 2018 | Apr 20, 2018 | May 01, 2018 |
| $0.0885 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 | Mar 23, 2018 | Apr 02, 2018 |
| $0.0900 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2017 | Feb 15, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Mar 01, 2018 |
| $0.0900 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2017 | Jan 18, 2018 | Jan 19, 2018 | Feb 01, 2018 |
| $0.0900 M | Regular | Nov 14, 2017 | Dec 21, 2017 | Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2017 | Nov 22, 2017 | Nov 24, 2017 | Dec 01, 2017 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2017 | Oct 19, 2017 | Oct 20, 2017 | Nov 01, 2017 |
| $0.0950 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | Sep 22, 2017 | Oct 02, 2017 |
| $0.1000 M | Regular | May 18, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 | Aug 25, 2017 | Sep 01, 2017 |
| $0.1000 M | Regular | May 18, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 21, 2017 | Aug 01, 2017 |
| $0.1000 M | Regular | May 18, 2017 | Jun 21, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | Jul 03, 2017 |
| $0.1005 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | Jun 01, 2017 |
| $0.1005 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 | Apr 21, 2017 | May 01, 2017 |
| $0.1005 M | Regular | Feb 16, 2017 | Mar 22, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 | Apr 03, 2017 |
| $0.1025 M | Regular | Nov 15, 2016 | Feb 15, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 |
| $0.1025 M | Regular | Nov 15, 2016 | Jan 18, 2017 | Jan 20, 2017 | Jan 27, 2017 |
| $0.1025 M | Regular | Nov 15, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 |
| $0.1100 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | Nov 25, 2016 |
| $0.1100 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2016 | Oct 19, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 |
| $0.1100 M | Regular | Aug 15, 2016 | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 23, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 |
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