By CapitalSnitch Research Desk · updated Oct 11, 2026 · data from SEC filings and official Congress disclosures
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. executives and directors have only been selling lately: one insider reduced their stakes by about $16,000 of stock over 12 months, with no open-market purchases.
That's worth context: executives sell for plenty of routine reasons, from scheduled trading plans to tax bills. Buying is the rarer, more telling signal.
Big money check: 112 institutions held HIO as of Q2 2026, and funds were split between buying and selling. No open-market insider buying or selling in the last full quarter. Insiders bought in 2 of the last 7 full quarters.
Are insiders buying or selling HIO stock?
In the last 12 months Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. insiders made open-market purchases worth about $0 and sales worth about $16,000. Data comes from SEC Form 4 filings, updated every 30 minutes on CapitalSnitch.
When was the last insider trade in HIO?
The most recent open-market insider trade in HIO was filed on 2026-04-14.
How many institutions own HIO?
112 investment managers reported holding HIO in SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
Has any member of Congress traded HIO?
No congressional trades in HIO were reported in the past two years. The full list is free on CapitalSnitch.
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Public-record data for research and education, not investment advice. Insider sales are often pre-planned (10b5-1).
Congress data: Data derived from public disclosures filed under the Ethics in Government Act and the STOCK Act, republished free for public transparency and news reporting. Disclosures may lag the trade by 45 days or more and show amounts only as ranges. This data may not be used for credit rating, loan underwriting, solicitation of money (political, charitable or other), direct-mail or commercial targeting (5 U.S.C. 13107).