profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund
$9.59+0.42% today
-14.9% in 1 year
1-year low $9.491-year high $11.27
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2024 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $5.63 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
It holds more cash than debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from -$25.6 million in 2022 to $22.4 million in 2025, with $21.8 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund vs. similar companies
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund grows the slowest of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund | 5.6× · Cheap | ||
 BlackRock | 34.0× · Expensive | ||
 Blackstone | 49.1× · Expensive | ||
 Investor | 8.5× · Cheap | ||
 Brookfield | 70.0× · Very expensive |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -26 | -7 | 24 | 22 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -26 | -7 | 24 | 22 | |
| -1.15 | -0.33 | 1.05 | 0.96 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| 102.0% | 106.4% | 98.2% | 97.6% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 312 | 278 | 284 | 274 |
| Cash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total debt | – | – | – | – |
| Total liabilities | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 308 | 275 | 273 | 269 | |
| 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| -8.5% | -2.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | |
| – | – | – | – |
Valuation
- 5.6×
- –
- –
- 1.2×
- 5.5×
- –
- –
- 0.0%
- 17.8%
- 10.7%
Profitability
- 25.2%
- 75.0%
- 97.6%
- 75.0%
- 9.1%
- 4.0%
- 6.7%
- 9.1%
- 9.1%
- –
Growth
- −6.9%
- −8.6%
- –
- +0.1%
- +0.0%
Financial health
- -0.0×
- 0.00
- 0.0%
- –
- 3.57
- 3.57
- 0.12
How it ranks in Financial Services
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 27%of 848
Top 7%of 728
Top 7%of 880
Bottom 12%of 878
Bottom 22%of 932
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2025 | 0.60 | – | – |
| Oct 18, 2024 | 0.48 | – | – |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 1.00 | – | – |
| May 30, 2023 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Nov 29, 2022 | 1.00 | – | – |
| May 30, 2022 | 1.00 | – | – |
| Nov 29, 2021 | 1.00 | – | – |
| May 30, 2021 | 1.00 | – | – |
10.7%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$107a year at today's yield, before tax
+0.1%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.32 in 2015 → $1.14 in 2025
How safe it looks
0.0% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earnsNews
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
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Questions about Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund
Is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund a good stock to buy?
A strong, very profitable business, and the price looks low. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund AI analysis
What does Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund do?
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. It is in Asset Management.
Does Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 10.7% a year.
Is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock halal?
Yes. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 0% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund stock done over the past year?
Down 14.9% over the past twelve months, to $9.59. It traded between $9.49 and $11.27 and is 14.9% below its high.
Who are Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are BlackRock, Blackstone, Investor and Brookfield. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.