HYI Dividend
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 11.53%
- Annual dividend
- $1.14
- Payout ratio
- 0.00
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $9.89
- Market cap
- $224M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.0950
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is HYI 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 11.53%, 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 5 timesAcross 16 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014, 2017, 2018 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2018.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
HYI dividend history
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Frequently asked questions
- Does HYI pay a dividend?
- Yes. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 11.53% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.14 per share.
- How much does HYI pay in dividends?
- $1.14 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 HYI 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.