HIO Dividend
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 12.99%
- Annual dividend
- $0.43
- Payout ratio
- 0.00
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $3.28
- Market cap
- $312M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0355
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is HIO a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is far above the marketAt 12.99%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut 15 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2017, 2018, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
HIO dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 1993 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does HIO pay a dividend?
- Yes. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 12.99% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.43 per share.
- How much does HIO pay in dividends?
- $0.43 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next HIO ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is October 23, 2026, with payment on October 30, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.