WESTERN ASSET HIGH INCOME OPPORTUNITY FUND INC. (HIO)

Latest Insider Confidence Score

2025Q4

52.0
Bullish

Company insider confidence (by quarter)

2003Q4 2025Q4

Largest shareholders

Insider Role (last 12 mo) Shares held Filed at
Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner 5,793,994 Nov 23, 2020
Weinstein Boaz 10% Owner 5,793,994 Nov 23, 2020
Colman Carol L Director 19,186 Jan 7, 2022
Mason Peter Daniel Charles Director 10,000 Jul 15, 2025
Sale Hillary A Director 5,167 Jun 2, 2025

Recent buy/sell transactions

Exec date Filing date Insider Role Signal Confidence Shares % of shares Under plan? Amount (USD)
Aug 28, 2025 Masom Jeffrey Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 14, 2025 Jul 15, 2025 Mason Peter Daniel Charles Director Buy 91.3 +10,000 100.00% ✗ $40.2K
Jun 2, 2025 Jun 2, 2025 Sale Hillary A Director Buy 91.3 +5,167 100.00% ✗ $20.1K
May 27, 2025 May 28, 2025 GRILLO ANTHONY Director Buy 91.3 +3,000 100.00% ✗ $11.5K
Dec 11, 2024 Gahan Thomas Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Nov 22, 2024 Mason Peter Daniel Charles Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Nov 21, 2024 GRILLO ANTHONY Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Nov 21, 2024 Sale Hillary A Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 9, 2024 Buchanan Michael Carlton Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 3, 2024 Hinkle Matthew T. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 13, 2023 De Oliveira Marc Secretary/Chief Legal Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 21, 2022 HOFFMANN COURTNEY A. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 5, 2022 Jan 7, 2022 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 27.5 -1,000 -4.95% ✗ $5.1K
Jan 5, 2022 Jan 7, 2022 CRONIN DANIEL P Director Sell 26.3 -3,206 -100.00% ✗ $16.4K
Aug 27, 2021 Aug 30, 2021 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 26.3 -2,500 -11.43% ✗ $13.1K
Aug 10, 2021 Bowden Andrew J. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 7, 2021 Jun 9, 2021 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 26.3 -6,300 -22.15% ✗ $32.9K
Dec 16, 2020 Dec 17, 2020 HUTCHINSON WILLIAM R Director Sell 26.3 -7,536 -100.00% ✗ $37.8K
Nov 20, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 15.0 -6,461,335 -52.72% ✗ $34.6M
Nov 19, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 CRONIN DANIEL P Director Sell 26.3 -3,232 -52.29% ✗ $17.4K
Jan 4, 2017 Nov 23, 2020 CRONIN DANIEL P Director Neutral 90.0 +2,000 100.00% ✗ -
Nov 3, 2020 Nov 4, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 17.5 -400,000 -3.16% ✗ $2M
Oct 30, 2020 Nov 2, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -66,654 -0.52% ✗ $325.9K
Oct 28, 2020 Oct 29, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -108,305 -0.84% ✗ $529.6K
Oct 23, 2020 Oct 27, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -82,262 -0.64% ✗ $407.7K
Oct 9, 2020 Fergerson Laura F Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Oct 7, 2020 Eakes Brian Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 8, 2020 Sep 9, 2020 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 26.3 -2,100 -5.15% ✗ $10.4K
Aug 19, 2020 Hoyt George P. Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 10, 2020 Nicholls Matthew Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 7, 2020 Plafker Jed A. Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Aug 7, 2020 JOHNSON JENNIFER M Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 27, 2020 Jul 30, 2020 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 27.5 -1,600 -3.77% ✗ $7.7K
Jul 10, 2020 Jul 14, 2020 COLMAN CAROL L Director Sell 27.5 -700 -2.62% ✗ $3.3K
Apr 24, 2020 Jensen Fred Steven Chief Compliance Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 19, 2020 Apr 6, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 15.0 -2,919,633 -18.44% ✗ $10.1M
Mar 20, 2020 Mar 23, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +150,000 0.96% ✗ $555K
Feb 25, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +138,670 0.89% ✗ $718.3K
Feb 21, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +128,020 0.83% ✗ $672.1K
Feb 20, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 100.0 +1,733,567 12.67% ✗ $9.1M
Feb 14, 2020 Feb 19, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -132,195 -0.96% ✗ $682.1K
Feb 11, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 16.3 -1,493,583 -9.76% ✗ $7.7M
Feb 10, 2020 Feb 11, 2020 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Sell 30.0 -110,996 -0.72% ✗ $571.6K
Sep 30, 2019 Berarducci Christopher Treas/Principal Finan Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 18, 2019 Jun 20, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +130,385 0.85% ✗ $657.1K
Jun 14, 2019 Jun 17, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 92.5 +378,768 2.54% ✗ $1.9M
Jun 10, 2019 Jun 12, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +123,703 0.84% ✗ $617.8K
Jun 6, 2019 Jun 10, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +28,588 0.19% ✗ $142.1K
Jun 4, 2019 Jun 6, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +54,534 0.37% ✗ $266.2K
May 31, 2019 Jun 4, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +114,886 0.79% ✗ $560.6K
May 30, 2019 May 31, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 92.5 +409,997 2.89% ✗ $2M
May 24, 2019 May 29, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 65.0 +29,445 0.21% ✗ $145.8K
Apr 26, 2019 Apr 29, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 65.0 +28,783 0.20% ✗ $141.9K
Apr 23, 2019 Apr 25, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +16,418 0.12% ✗ $81.1K
Apr 18, 2019 Apr 23, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +71,576 0.51% ✗ $353.5K
Apr 15, 2019 Apr 16, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +11,816 0.08% ✗ $58.4K
Apr 3, 2019 Apr 8, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +74,951 0.54% ✗ $367K
Apr 1, 2019 Apr 3, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 65.0 +40,289 0.29% ✗ $195.8K
Jan 28, 2019 Jan 30, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +23,985 0.17% ✗ $112.7K
Jan 24, 2019 Jan 28, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 87.5 +236,025 1.73% ✗ $1.1M
Jan 23, 2019 Jan 24, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 60.0 +23,900 0.18% ✗ $110.4K
Jan 18, 2019 Jan 22, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +69,207 0.51% ✗ $321.5K
Jan 16, 2019 Jan 17, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 75.0 +101,407 0.75% ✗ $474.4K
Jan 11, 2019 Jan 15, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 67.5 +54,643 0.41% ✗ $255.2K
Jan 9, 2019 Jan 11, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Buy 92.5 +365,625 2.81% ✗ $1.7M
Jan 10, 2019 Saba Capital Management, L.P. 10% Owner Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 9, 2019 Kumar Nisha Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 10, 2018 Berg Jennifer s Treasurer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
May 16, 2017 Kuehl Todd F Chief Compliance Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 4, 2017 Jan 5, 2017 CRONIN DANIEL P Director Sell 26.3 -2,600 -100.00% ✗ $13.6K
Mar 31, 2016 Merchant Thomas C Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 31, 2016 Murphy Jennifer Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Mar 31, 2016 Kenney John Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Apr 24, 2015 Trust Jane Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jan 9, 2015 Agdern Robert D Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Oct 14, 2014 Oct 16, 2014 HUTCHINSON WILLIAM R Director Sell 22.5 -20,000 -72.63% ✗ $114.2K
Oct 9, 2014 WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT CO Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 23, 2014 BILSON F BARRY Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 23, 2014 Olmert Amy Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Sep 23, 2014 Nachtwey Peter Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jul 10, 2013 Jul 12, 2013 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 91.3 +7,455 12.28% ✗ $43.3K
Jun 5, 2013 Fuller Kenneth CEO Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Feb 7, 2013 KAMERICK EILEEN A Director Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Oct 8, 2012 Oct 9, 2012 HUTCHINSON WILLIAM R Director Sell 22.5 -10,000 -33.33% ✗ $67.2K
Sep 24, 2012 Sep 26, 2012 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Sell 22.5 -15,000 -11.00% ✗ $101.8K
Jan 3, 2012 Jan 4, 2012 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 77.5 +1,000 1.34% ✗ $6.2K
Dec 2, 2011 Sennett Richard Principal Financial Officer Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Oct 9, 2009 Oct 13, 2009 Renahan William J Assistant Secretary Sell 22.5 -10,000 -100.00% ✗ $58.1K
Jul 23, 2009 Jul 27, 2009 COLMAN CAROL L Director Buy 91.3 +4,200 18.67% ✗ $21.3K
Jun 18, 2009 Nattans Jeffrey Allen Other Neutral 52.5 - 0.00% ✗ -
Jun 4, 2009 Jun 4, 2009 COLMAN CAROL L Director Buy 91.3 +8,000 55.17% ✗ $39K
Dec 2, 2008 Dec 2, 2008 COLMAN CAROL L Director Buy 95.0 +14,500 100.00% ✗ $52.2K
Nov 24, 2008 Nov 25, 2008 Renahan William J Assistant Secretary Buy 91.3 +10,000 100.00% ✗ $34K
Nov 21, 2008 Nov 24, 2008 HUTCHINSON WILLIAM R Director Buy 95.0 +30,000 100.00% ✗ $88.9K
Nov 21, 2008 Nov 24, 2008 GERKEN R JAY CEO Buy 90.0 +3,000 180.91% ✗ $8.9K
Oct 28, 2008 Oct 29, 2008 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 86.3 +5,600 8.10% ✗ $21.6K
Oct 16, 2008 Oct 17, 2008 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 91.3 +8,000 13.09% ✗ $31K
Oct 7, 2008 Oct 8, 2008 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 82.5 +2,000 3.38% ✗ $8.3K
Oct 1, 2008 Oct 2, 2008 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 82.5 +2,000 3.50% ✗ $8.6K
Sep 18, 2008 Sep 19, 2008 WALSH STEPHEN A Other Buy 86.3 +5,000 9.60% ✗ $21.5K