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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. filings document proxy governance for a NYSE-listed closed-end management investment company. The fund’s definitive proxy materials cover annual meeting matters, common stockholder voting, classified board elections, and ratification of the independent registered public accounting firm.
The filings provide formal records tied to HYI’s fund structure and shareholder-control processes, including meeting notices, voting proposals, board oversight matters, and capital-structure disclosures relevant to the fund’s common shares.
Jeffrey Masom submitted an Initial Statement on Form 3 for Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI) reporting the event date 04/29/2025. The filing identifies Mr. Masom as a Director - Subadviser and indicates the form was filed by one reporting person. The Form 3 discloses no securities are beneficially owned by the reporting person at the time of the filing.
Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13G filed 08/07/2025 shows that First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and parent The Charger Corporation jointly report beneficial ownership of 1,882,076 common shares of Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (CUSIP 95768B107), equal to 14.69 % of the outstanding class as of the 07/31/2025 event date.
The group holds no sole or shared voting power and no sole dispositive power; the entire stake is subject to shared dispositive power only and is held through unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios. Voting rights rest with the trustee so that trust votes mirror those of outside shareholders. The filers certify the position was acquired in the ordinary course and not to influence control.
Entity classifications: First Trust Portfolios (broker-dealer), First Trust Advisors (investment adviser) and The Charger Corporation (holding company/general partner). Each filer disclaims beneficial ownership beyond the reported amount.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI) filed its final amendment to Schedule TO reporting the outcome of its issuer tender offer.
The Fund offered to buy back up to 100 % of outstanding common shares at 100 % of net asset value (NAV). Key results:
- Expiration: 21-Jul-2025, 5:00 p.m. ET
- Shares tendered: 9,852,972
- Purchase price: $12.09 per share (NAV on 21-Jul-2025)
Total cash paid is roughly $119 million (9.85 M × $12.09). All other terms of the Offer to Purchase remain unchanged.
The transaction lets participating holders exit at NAV, eliminating any market-price discount. For remaining investors, the reduced share count may lift per-share metrics but also shrinks assets under management and could dampen liquidity.