Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Posts $415,434 Net Increase From Operations

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HYI) posted a $415,434 net increase in assets from operations for the quarter ended Aug. 31, 2026, down from $9,025,710 in the year-earlier quarter. The financial figures are unaudited.

Net investment income totaled $3,144,115, while the combined net realized and unrealized loss was $2,728,681. Together, those amounts produced the $415,434 increase from operations. Per common share, net investment income was $0.25 and the net realized and unrealized loss was $0.21, leaving a $0.04 increase from operations.

Net assets stood at $145,627,201 on Aug. 31, 2026, compared with $148,863,758 on May 31, 2026, and $154,575,769 on Aug. 31, 2025. On Aug. 31, net asset value was $11.36 per share and the market price was $10.38, an 8.63% discount to net asset value.

The fund identifies high income as its main aim and capital appreciation as a secondary goal. Its policy is to allocate at least 80% of net assets to high-yield corporate fixed-income securities in normal market conditions.