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Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

Fund registered in the United States, based in New York, active since 2010.

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026.

Overview

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TickerHYI on NYSE
HeadquartersNew York, United States
Incorporated inMD²
Business addressOne Madison Avenue, 17Th Floor, New York, Ny 10010²

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Leadership

Who has led Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Chief financial officer

Kaprel Ozsolak2010

201520202025

Chief executive officerKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013³
Chief executive officerR. Jay Gerken Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁴
ChairKenneth Fuller Jun 5, 2013 to Jun 5, 2013³
ChairR. Jay Gerken Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁴
Chief financial officerKaprel Ozsolak Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010⁵

Board members and other officers (21)

Secretary and Ch Lgl OfficerGeorge P. Hoyt Aug 19, 2020 to Aug 19, 2020⁶
Treas/Principal Finan OfficerChristopher Berarducci Sep 30, 2019 to Sep 30, 2019⁷
TreasurerJennifer S. Berg Jan 10, 2018 to Jan 10, 2018⁸
Chief Compliance OfficerTodd F. Kuehl May 17, 2017 to May 17, 2017⁹
Principal Financial OfficerRichard Sennett Dec 2, 2011 to Dec 2, 2011¹⁰
Assistant TreasurerAlbert Laskaj Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010¹¹
Assistant SecretaryWilliam J. Renahan Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010¹²
Board memberAnthony Grillo Nov 21, 2024 to now¹³
Board memberHillary A. Sale Nov 21, 2024 to Nov 21, 2024¹⁴
Board memberPeter Daniel Charles Mason Nov 22, 2024 to Nov 22, 2024¹⁵
Board memberNisha Kumar Jan 9, 2019 to Jan 9, 2019¹⁶
Board memberRobert D. Agdern Jan 9, 2015 to Jan 9, 2015¹⁷
Board memberEileen A. Kamerick Feb 7, 2013 to Feb 7, 2013¹⁸
Board memberCarol L. Colman Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010¹⁹
Board memberDaniel P. Cronin Oct 22, 2010 to Jan 12, 2022²⁰
Board memberJeswald W. Salacuse Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²¹
Board memberLeslie H. Gelb Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²²
Board memberPaolo M. Cucchi Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²³
Board memberRiordan Roett Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁴
General counselOliveira Marc De Sep 13, 2023 to Sep 13, 2023²⁵
General counselRobert I. Frenkel Oct 22, 2010 to Oct 22, 2010²⁶

Former names

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.Jul 23, 2010 to Aug 15, 2025²

Timeline

Jun 5, 2013New chief executive Kenneth Fuller becomes CEO³
Oct 22, 2010New chief executive R. Jay Gerken becomes CEO⁴
Jul 20, 2010Founded Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. is founded²⁷

Filings

83 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 major events, 15 insider forms, 10 large holders, 57 other. The latest 20:

Sep 14, 2026DEF 14A EDGAR
Sep 11, 20263 EDGAR
Sep 10, 20263 EDGAR
Aug 14, 2026N-PX EDGAR
Aug 12, 2026N-CEN EDGAR
Jul 30, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Jul 30, 2026N-CSR WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC - N-CSR EDGAR
Jul 22, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Apr 24, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Apr 23, 2026424B3 EDGAR
Apr 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Apr 7, 20263 EDGAR
Apr 1, 2026EFFECT EDGAR
Mar 31, 2026N-2/A EDGAR
Mar 9, 2026N-2/A EDGAR
Jan 29, 2026N-CSRS WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC - N-CSRS EDGAR
Jan 23, 2026NPORT-P EDGAR
Jan 14, 2026SCHEDULE 13G/A EDGAR
Oct 31, 2025N-2 WESTERN ASSET HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. EDGAR
Oct 23, 2025NPORT-P EDGAR

The 83 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last three years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades and holders

Large holders

Investors who own more than 5% must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively. 10 such filings since October 2021:

From Forms 4 and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC.

Held by these funds

The largest holders among investment managers' 13F reports for the quarter ending Jun 30, 2026, the top 25 of 47. Change is in shares since the quarter before.

Fund	Shares	Value	Share of the fund	Change
Raymond James Financial Inc	517,162	$5.5M	0.0%	−9,601
Guggenheim Capital LLC	385,512	$4.1M	0.0%	−13,566
Shaker Financial Services, LLC	329,087	$3.5M	1.1%	+55,528
Uncommon Cents Investing LLC	307,820	$3.3M	0.7%	+12,325
Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC	267,803	$2.8M	0.0%	New
Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC	245,966	$2.6M	0.3%	No change
Wolverine Asset Management LLC	231,288	$2.5M	0.1%	−5,584
Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.	175,019	$1.9M	0.0%	+1,256
1607 Capital Partners, LLC	166,567	$1.8M	0.2%	−23,717
Morgan Stanley	115,647	$1.2M	0.0%	−948
Pathstone Holdings, LLC	108,501	$1.2M	0.0%	New
Quarry LP	98,077	$1.0M	0.2%	No change
Wells Fargo & Company/mn	92,187	$979.9K	0.0%	−276
Capital Investment Advisors, LLC	83,799	$890.8K	0.0%	−6,946
TFB Advisors LLC	83,538	$888.0K	0.4%	No change
Logan Stone Capital, LLC	73,932	$785.9K	0.2%	−16,341
E&G Advisors, LLC	63,131	$671.1K	0.1%	−90
Jones Financial Companies Lllp	60,774	$640.6K	0.0%	+17,445
Citadel Advisors LLC	58,109	$617.7K	0.0%	−16,431
Everstar Asset Management, LLC	44,105	$468.8K	0.2%	No change
LPL Financial LLC	39,765	$422.7K	0.0%	+1,045
Bank Of America Corp /de/	36,739	$390.5K	0.0%	+3,128
Invesco Ltd.	30,896	$328.4K	0.0%	−25,990
RVW Wealth, LLC	27,623	$293.6K	0.0%	No change
Ionic Capital Management LLC	23,973	$254.8K	0.3%	−11,725

13F reports cover disclosed long positions in U.S. stocks only.

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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SEC EDGARWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. filings on SEC EDGAR
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SEC EDGARKenneth Fuller, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARR. Jay Gerken, Chief executive officer
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SEC EDGARKaprel Ozsolak, Chief financial officer
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SEC EDGARGeorge P. Hoyt, Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer
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SEC EDGARChristopher Berarducci, Treas/Principal Finan Officer
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SEC EDGARJennifer S. Berg, Treasurer
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SEC EDGARTodd F. Kuehl, Chief Compliance Officer
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SEC EDGARRichard Sennett, Principal Financial Officer
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SEC EDGARAlbert Laskaj, Assistant Treasurer
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SEC EDGARWilliam J. Renahan, Assistant Secretary
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SEC EDGARAnthony Grillo, Board member
14
SEC EDGARHillary A. Sale, Board member
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SEC EDGARPeter Daniel Charles Mason, Board member
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SEC EDGARNisha Kumar, Board member
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SEC EDGARRobert D. Agdern, Board member
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SEC EDGAREileen A. Kamerick, Board member
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SEC EDGARCarol L. Colman, Board member
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SEC EDGARDaniel P. Cronin, Board member
21
SEC EDGARJeswald W. Salacuse, Board member
22
SEC EDGARLeslie H. Gelb, Board member
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SEC EDGARPaolo M. Cucchi, Board member
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SEC EDGARRiordan Roett, Board member
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SEC EDGAROliveira Marc De, General counsel
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SEC EDGARRobert I. Frenkel, General counsel
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gleifWestern Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. is founded