Who owns Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.?
Institutional ownership of HYI from SEC Form 13F filings across 32 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
32
13F holders
$20.8M
value, 2026 filers
8.6%
of shares outstanding (2.0M sh)
5
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30· % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of HYI's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC | 517,162 | $5.5M | 0.0% | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 2 | Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLCNEW | 267,803 | $2.8M | 0.0% | 1.2% | new |
| 3 | Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | 175,019 | $1.9M | 0.0% | 0.8% | +0.7% |
| 4 | MORGAN STANLEY | 115,647 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 5 | Pathstone Holdings, LLCNEW | 108,501 | $1.2M | 0.0% | 0.5% | new |
| 6 | Quarry LP | 98,077 | $1.0M | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 92,187 | $979,949 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 8 | Capital Investment Advisors, LLC | 83,799 | $890,785 | 0.0% | 0.4% | -53.8% |
| 9 | E&G Advisors, LLC | 63,131 | $671,083 | 0.1% | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 10 | JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP | 60,774 | $640,554 | 0.0% | 0.3% | +40.3% |
| 11 | CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | 58,109 | $617,699 | 0.0% | 0.3% | -22.0% |
| 12 | LPL Financial LLC | 39,765 | $422,703 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 13 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 36,739 | $390,537 | 0.0% | 0.2% | +9.3% |
| 14 | Invesco Ltd. | 30,896 | $328,424 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -45.7% |
| 15 | RVW Wealth, LLC | 27,623 | $293,632 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 16 | Ionic Capital Management LLC | 23,973 | $254,833 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -32.8% |
| 17 | NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | 20,000 | $212,600 | 0.0% | 0.1% | +38.5% |
| 18 | READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP | 19,417 | $206,403 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 19 | OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | 17,881 | $190,073 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 20 | Cetera Investment Advisers | 16,264 | $172,887 | 0.0% | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 21 | Integrated Wealth Concepts LLCNEW | 15,241 | $162,019 | 0.0% | 0.1% | new |
| 22 | Huntleigh Advisors, Inc. | 13,675 | $145,364 | 0.0% | 0.1% | -35.8% |
| 23 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPNEW | 11,545 | $122,723 | 0.0% | 0.1% | new |
| 24 | INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 9,155 | $97,684 | 0.0% | 0% | 0.0% |
| 25 | Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC | 8,121 | $86,326 | 0.0% | 0% | +12.9% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.