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HIO vs KYN

Side-by-side comparison of Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) and Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc. (KYN): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both HIO and KYN operate in Finance/Investors Services (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • KYN is the larger of the two at $1.86B, about 4.1x HIO ($453.6M).
  • Over the past year, HIO is down 6.0% and KYN is up 10.5% - KYN leads by 16.5 points.
  • Both names hit the wire about 3 times in the past 4 weeks.
PerformanceHIO-6.04%KYN+10.46%
2025-06-02+0.00%2026-05-29
MetricHIOKYN
Company
Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.
Price
$3.65+0.27%
$13.67-1.30%
Market cap
$453.6M
$1.86B
1M return
-0.14%
-2.70%
1Y return
-6.04%
+10.46%
Industry
Finance/Investors Services
Finance/Investors Services
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2004
News (4w)
3
3
Recent ratings
0
0
HIO

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc.

Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company and Western Asset Management Company Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in high-yielding corporate debt obligations. The fund seeks to maintain an average duration of around four years with an average credit quality of B. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index. The fund was formerly known as High Income Opportunity Fund. Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on November 16, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.

KYN

Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund Inc.

Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company is a closed ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by KA Fund Advisors, LLC. It is co-managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating in the energy sector. The fund primarily invests in energy-related master limited partnerships. Kayne Anderson MLP Investment Company was formed on June 4, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.

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