HYI (Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.) historical data

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SymbolHYI
NameWestern Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
ExchangeNYSE
SectorFinancial Services
IndustryAsset Management
IPO date2010-10-27
History2010-10-28 to 2026-10-09 (about 16 years)
Bar sizesDaily, hourly, 5-minute and 1-minute
AdjustmentsUnadjusted, split-adjusted or split-and-dividend-adjusted, chosen on read
SurvivorshipIncluded in the survivorship-free universe
Free tierLast 12 months of daily bars

Price history at a glance

HYI last closed at $9.75 on 2026-10-09, -6.7% over the past year and -0.7% over five years. Its deepest fall from a prior high in this history was -36.1%, reached on 2020-03-23.

Last close$9.75 (2026-10-09)
1-year change-6.7%
5-year change-0.7%
Annualized since 2010-10-28+4.2%
52-week range$9.69 – $10.50
Deepest drawdown-36.1% (2020-03-23)
Avg. daily dollar volume (3 months)$616,399
Daily bars in history4,009

Split- and dividend-adjusted closes. Computed by FinzData from its own daily bars.

Institutional ownership (13F, 2026Q2)

Managers holding47
Shares held4,067,638 ($43.2m reported value)
Quarter flows7 new, 14 added, 15 trimmed, 5 exited; +482,862 shares vs the prior quarter

From SEC Form 13F filings. Every holder, line by line, and the full history since 2013: yf.Client().holders("HYI") on the look-back bundles. Top holders of HYI · All 13F managers

Short interest (2026-09-30)

Shares short59,563 (+11.8% vs prior report)
Days to cover1.00

HYI short interest history · Financial Services sector

Get it in Python

import finzdata as yf
df = yf.Ticker("HYI").history(start="2010-10-28", interval="1d")
df.tail()

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