Western Asset High Income Fund II (HIX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.42 -0.02 (-0.45%) (As of 02:50 PM ET) 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 297,100 shares. This marks a 154.37% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.7, indicating that it would take 0.7 days of the average trading volume of 424,359 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest297,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest116,800 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+154.37%Dollar Volume Sold Short$1.31 millionShort Interest Ratio0.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 31, 2024Today's Trading Volume263,317 sharesAverage Trading Volume424,359 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average62% Short Selling Western Asset High Income Fund II? 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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 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 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 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. 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 $4.90 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 $5.05917 Trades… Zero Losses? 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But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today 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 $7.11 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 $6.96917 Trades… Zero Losses? 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But while the masses chase large-cap tech and so-called AI stocks, a small circle of traders are using a strange but tactical method to find a pool of “hidden Trump trades.”Go here to see how you can start accessing these opportunities today 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 2/14/2020209,000 shares $1.27 million +43.1%N/A0.4 $6.10 1/31/2020146,100 shares $993,480.00 +59.5%N/A0.3 $6.80 1/15/202091,600 shares $638,452.00 -82.2%N/A0.2 $6.97 12/31/2019514,500 shares $3.56 million +89.0%N/A1.3 $6.91 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 closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 297,100 shares of HIX short. Learn More on Western Asset High Income Fund II's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Western Asset High Income Fund II? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HIX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Western Asset High Income Fund II's short interest ratio. Is Western Asset High Income Fund II's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset High Income Fund II saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 297,100 shares, an increase of 154.4% from the previous total of 116,800 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: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 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 October, 31 2024. 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