Cash Dividend On The Way From Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI)

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) will trade ex-dividend on 4/23/26 for its monthly dividend of $0.095 per share, payable on 4/30/26. Based on the recent stock price of $11.03, the dividend implies a monthly yield of roughly 0.86%. The update is routine dividend-calendar news with limited expected market impact.

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Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund (HYI) will trade ex-dividend on 4/23/26 for its monthly dividend of $0.095 per share, payable on 4/30/26. Based on the recent stock price of $11.03, the dividend implies a monthly yield of roughly 0.86%. The update is routine dividend-calendar news with limited expected market impact.