Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.38 -0.02 (-0.34%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.37 -0.02 (-0.43%) As of 02/21/2025 05:43 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Western Asset High Income Fund II Short Interest DataWestern Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) has a short interest of 59,000 shares. This marks a -60.75% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 429,132 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest59,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest150,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-60.75%Dollar Volume Sold Short$252,520.00Short Interest Ratio0.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Today's Trading Volume326,204 sharesAverage Trading Volume429,132 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average76% Short Selling Western Asset High Income Fund II? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset High Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHIX Short Interest Over TimeHIX Days to Cover Over TimeHIX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset High Income Fund II Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202559,000 shares $252,520.00 -60.8%N/A0.1 $4.28 1/15/2025150,300 shares $637,272.00 -12.4%N/A0.3 $4.24 12/31/2024171,600 shares $722,436.00 +32.6%N/A0.4 $4.21 12/15/2024129,400 shares $574,536.00 +1.1%N/A0.3 $4.44 11/30/2024128,000 shares $569,600.00 +12.6%N/A0.3 $4.45 11/15/2024113,700 shares $498,006.00 -61.7%N/A0.3 $4.38 10/31/2024297,100 shares $1.31 million +154.4%N/A0.7 $4.41 10/15/2024116,800 shares $520,928.00 -43.8%N/A0.2 $4.46 9/30/2024207,800 shares $937,178.00 -28.0%N/A0.4 $4.51 9/15/2024288,700 shares $1.28 million +2.8%N/A0.6 $4.45 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HIX and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset High Income Fund II and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/2024280,900 shares $1.24 million -13.9%N/A0.6 $4.40 8/15/2024326,200 shares $1.43 million -20.6%N/A0.7 $4.37 7/31/2024410,900 shares $1.79 million +1,283.5%N/A0.9 $4.37 7/15/202429,700 shares $133,590.60 +21.7%N/A0.1 $4.50 6/30/202424,400 shares $106,140.00 -44.7%N/A0.1 $4.35 6/15/202444,100 shares $198,891.00 +0.7%N/A0.1 $4.51 5/31/202443,800 shares $192,282.00 -24.4%N/A0.1 $4.39 5/15/202457,900 shares $255,918.00 +72.8%N/A0.1 $4.42 4/30/202433,500 shares $145,725.00 -63.8%N/A0.1 $4.35 4/15/202492,500 shares $392,200.00 -52.8%N/A0.2 $4.24 3/31/2024196,100 shares $876,567.00 -62.8%N/A0.4 $4.47 3/15/2024527,700 shares $2.36 million -81.3%N/A1.2 $4.48 2/29/20242,820,000 shares $12.59 million +13.3%N/A7.7 $4.47 2/15/20242,490,000 shares $11.03 million +0.8%N/A8 $4.43 1/31/20242,470,000 shares $11.31 million +1,764.2%N/A9.3 $4.58 1/15/2024132,500 shares $649,250.00 +174.3%N/A0.6 $4.90 12/31/202348,300 shares $239,568.00 -80.6%N/A0.3 $4.96 12/15/2023249,000 shares $1.24 million +75.6%N/A1.3 $4.98 11/30/2023141,800 shares $654,407.00 -28.9%N/A0.8 $4.62 11/15/2023199,500 shares $896,752.50 -25.2%N/A1.2 $4.50 10/31/2023266,700 shares $1.11 million -18.6%N/A1.7 $4.18 10/15/2023327,600 shares $1.45 million -17.2%N/A2 $4.44 9/30/2023395,500 shares $1.76 million +13.9%N/A2.5 $4.46 9/15/2023347,400 shares $1.63 million +0.0%N/A2.4 $4.70 8/31/2023347,300 shares $1.68 million -17.5%N/A2.5 $4.83 8/15/2023421,100 shares $2.13 million +71.6%N/A3 $5.05 7/31/2023245,400 shares $1.21 million +17.0%N/A1.8 $4.93 7/15/2023209,700 shares $1.04 million -6.4%N/A1.6 $4.94 6/30/2023224,000 shares $1.09 million -22.7%N/A1.7 $4.88 6/15/2023289,700 shares $1.42 million +129.4%N/A2.1 $4.90Elon’s “New Gold” (Ad)MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.I reveal all of the details here. 5/31/2023126,300 shares $568,350.00 +109.5%N/A0.8 $4.50 5/15/202360,300 shares $278,586.00 -43.4%N/A0.4 $4.62 4/30/2023106,500 shares $510,135.00 +9.5%N/A0.7 $4.79 4/15/202397,300 shares $481,635.00 -45.1%N/A0.6 $4.95 3/31/2023177,300 shares $861,678.00 -38.1%N/A1 $4.86 3/15/2023286,400 shares $1.45 million -0.9%N/A1.4 $5.05 2/28/2023289,000 shares $1.55 million -12.3%N/A1.4 $5.36 2/15/2023329,400 shares $1.82 million -9.6%N/A1.6 $5.54 1/31/2023364,500 shares $2.01 million -38.1%N/A1.6 $5.51 1/15/2023588,400 shares $3.24 million -16.2%N/A2.4 $5.51 12/30/2022702,200 shares $3.40 million +28.8%N/A2.9 $4.84 12/15/2022545,400 shares $2.85 million +44.6%N/A2.3 $5.23 11/30/2022377,100 shares $1.97 million +1,895.2%N/A1.7 $5.23 11/15/202218,900 shares $92,043.00 -51.3%N/A0.1 $4.87 10/31/202238,800 shares $176,928.00 -53.9%N/A0.2 $4.56 10/15/202284,100 shares $356,584.00 No ChangeN/A0.5 $4.24 9/30/202268,400 shares $298,224.00 -73.8%N/A0.4 $4.36 9/15/2022261,200 shares $1.40 million +34.4%N/A1.5 $5.35 8/31/2022194,400 shares $1.06 million -0.9%N/A1 $5.43 8/15/2022196,100 shares $1.16 million +126.2%N/A0.9 $5.93 7/31/202286,700 shares $464,712.00 -17.2%N/A0.4 $5.36 7/15/2022104,700 shares $532,923.00 -67.8%N/A0.4 $5.09 6/30/2022324,700 shares $1.60 million +230.0%N/A1.1 $4.93 6/15/202298,400 shares $506,760.00 +238.1%N/A0.3 $5.15 5/31/202229,100 shares $155,103.00 -97.3%N/A0.1 $5.33 5/15/20221,070,000 shares $5.51 million -46.8%N/A3.6 $5.15 4/30/20222,010,000 shares $10.81 million -3.8%N/A7 $5.38 4/15/20222,090,000 shares $11.68 million +187.4%N/A7.6 $5.59 3/31/2022727,100 shares $4.38 million +74.8%N/A2.9 $6.02 3/15/2022415,900 shares $2.47 million +73.0%N/A1.8 $5.94 2/28/2022240,400 shares $1.53 million +60.4%N/A1.1 $6.37 2/15/2022149,900 shares $957,861.00 +2.5%N/A0.7 $6.39 1/31/2022146,200 shares $979,540.00 +153.8%N/A0.7 $6.70 1/15/202257,600 shares $387,648.00 +294.5%N/A0.3 $6.73 12/31/202114,600 shares $104,536.00 -60.9%N/A0.1 $7.16 12/15/202137,300 shares $253,640.00 -65.5%N/A0.3 $6.80 11/30/2021108,100 shares $756,700.00 +25.4%N/A0.9 $7.00 11/15/202186,200 shares $624,950.00 -38.3%N/A0.7 $7.25 10/29/2021139,800 shares $1.02 million +26.0%N/A1.2 $7.27 10/15/2021111,000 shares $808,080.00 +23.8%N/A1 $7.28 9/30/202189,700 shares $642,252.00 -33.1%N/A0.8 $7.16 9/15/2021134,000 shares $996,960.00 -47.3%N/A1.2 $7.44 8/31/2021254,100 shares $1.91 million -2.9%N/A2.3 $7.52 8/13/2021261,700 shares $1.99 million +38.7%N/A2.3 $7.61 7/30/2021188,700 shares $1.39 million +2.5%N/A1.6 $7.38 7/15/2021184,100 shares $1.35 million +65.9%N/A1.5 $7.35 6/30/2021111,000 shares $796,980.00 -1.7%N/A0.9 $7.18 6/15/2021112,900 shares $812,880.00 -46.4%N/A0.9 $7.20 5/28/2021210,500 shares $1.53 million +47.5%N/A1.6 $7.28 5/14/2021142,700 shares $1.01 million +214.3%N/A1.1 $7.11Elon’s “New Gold” (Ad)MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.I reveal all of the details here. 4/30/202145,400 shares $320,978.00 -46.4%N/A0.3 $7.07 4/15/202184,700 shares $594,594.00 -13.6%N/A0.6 $7.02 3/31/202198,000 shares $680,120.00 +14.1%N/A0.7 $6.94 3/15/202185,900 shares $590,133.00 -46.4%N/A0.4 $6.87 2/26/2021160,100 shares $1.09 million -31.8%N/A0.7 $6.78 2/12/2021234,700 shares $1.63 million -3.6%N/A1 $6.96 1/29/2021243,500 shares $1.67 million -44.1%N/A0.8 $6.84 1/15/2021435,200 shares $2.96 million -63.4%N/A1.4 $6.81 12/31/20201,190,000 shares $8.22 million +38.8%N/A3.7 $6.91 12/15/2020857,100 shares $5.97 million -15.1%N/A2.9 $6.96 11/30/20201,010,000 shares $6.93 million -24.6%N/A3.3 $6.86 11/15/20201,340,000 shares $9.02 million +41.3%N/A4.2 $6.73 10/30/2020948,100 shares $6.13 million +378.6%N/A3.8 $6.47 10/15/2020198,100 shares $1.30 million +8.4%N/A0 $6.56 9/30/2020182,800 shares $1.17 million +23.3%N/A0.7 $6.40 9/15/2020177,600 shares $1.19 million +19.8%N/A0.8 $6.70 8/31/2020148,300 shares $981,746.00 -33.8%N/A0.6 $6.62 8/14/2020223,900 shares $1.49 million -21.7%N/A0.9 $6.67 7/31/2020286,100 shares $1.87 million -23.6%N/A1.2 $6.54 7/15/2020374,600 shares $2.37 million -5.4%N/A1.4 $6.34 6/30/2020395,800 shares $2.44 million +981.4%N/A1.3 $6.17 6/15/202036,600 shares $214,842.00 -79.1%N/A0.1 $5.87 5/29/2020175,200 shares $1.02 million +48.0%N/A0.3 $5.83 5/15/2020118,400 shares $640,544.00 +8.3%N/A0.2 $5.41 4/30/2020109,300 shares $602,243.00 -33.0%N/A0.2 $5.51 4/15/2020163,200 shares $895,968.00 +397.6%N/A0.2 $5.49 3/31/202032,800 shares $176,464.00 -66.1%N/A0 $5.38 3/13/202096,600 shares $532,266.00 -42.6%0.1%0.2 $5.51 2/28/2020168,300 shares $649,638.00 -19.5%N/A0.3 $3.86 HIX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset High Income Fund II's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Western Asset High Income Fund II shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 59,000 shares of HIX short. Learn More on Western Asset High Income Fund II's current short interest. Is Western Asset High Income Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset High Income Fund II saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 59,000 shares, a decrease of 60.7% from the previous total of 150,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset High Income Fund II stock? Short selling HIX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset High Income Fund II as its price is falling. HIX shares are trading down $0.02 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Western Asset High Income Fund II? A short squeeze for Western Asset High Income Fund II occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HIX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Western Asset High Income Fund II's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HIX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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