Welcome to our dedicated page for WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND SEC filings (Ticker: HIO), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. filings document closed-end fund governance and stockholder voting matters. The Fund's DEF 14A proxy materials describe annual meeting proposals, including the election of directors to the Board and ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.
For HIO, the filing record centers on proxy governance, board oversight, meeting procedures and fund-level corporate matters. These disclosures sit alongside the Fund's closed-end structure, adviser relationships, common-share capital structure and net asset value framework.
Initial Form 3 filed for WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. (HIO): The filing lists Jeffrey Masom at 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD as a reporting person with the role of Officer (Director-Subadviser). The event date is 04/29/2025. Table entries state no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person. The form is signed by a power of attorney on behalf of Mr. Masom on 08/28/2025.
Insider transaction summary: On 14-Jul-2025, director Peter Daniel Charles Mason filed a Form 4 disclosing the open-market purchase of 10,000 shares of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) common stock at an average price of $4.0183 per share. The transaction increases his direct beneficial ownership to 10,000 shares. No sales or derivative positions were reported.
The filing represents a modest insider buy (≈ $40,000 in total value) and does not reference any accompanying corporate events or material non-public information. While insider purchases can be viewed as a vote of confidence, the dollar amount is relatively small and therefore unlikely to have a material impact on the fund’s valuation or liquidity.