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Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.HYI -0.76%32 Shareholder Yield % is 10.86% as of Nov. 2025, which is 23% above its 10-year median of 8.82. GuruFocus rates HYI with a GF Score™ of 32/100. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,487 Asset Management companies, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. ranks better than 80.63% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % was 10.86%.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. (NYSE:HYI) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Shareholder Yield % Chart
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Annual Data
HYI vs HEQ, CIK, CEE: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. (HYI) has a Shareholder Yield % of 10.86% as of Nov. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. and its competitors. This is 23% above median its historical median of 8.82. Over the past decade, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.01 to 10.86. According to the industry distribution chart, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. ranks #288 out of 1487 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 19.4%.
Is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % too high?
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s current Shareholder Yield % of 10.86% is 23% above median its 10-year median of 8.82. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 7.01 to a high of 10.86. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.06. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s value of 10.86% is 167.5% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. ranks #288 out of 1487 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. has a GF Score™ of 32/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s Shareholder Yield % compare to HEQ and CIK?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. ranks #288 out of 1487 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This places Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. in the top 19% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.06. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s value of 10.86% is 167.5% above this benchmark. Historically, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 7.01 to 10.86 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.82 vs. the industry median of 4.06, Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.06, based on 1,487 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s current Shareholder Yield % of 10.86% is 167.5% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.06 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s current Shareholder Yield % is 10.86%, which is 23% above median its own 10-year median of 8.82. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. stock overvalued right now?
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. (HYI) has a current Shareholder Yield % of 10.86%. The current Shareholder Yield % is 10.86%, which is 23% above median its 10-year median of 8.82 and 167.5% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.06. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps.'s overall GF Score™ is 32/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. (HYI), the current Shareholder Yield % is 10.86% as of Nov. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. Business Description
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opps. is a non-diversified, limited-term, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objective is to provide high income and seek capital appreciation. The fund invests a majority of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed-income securities issued or originated by U.S. or foreign public or private corporations and other business entities, with varying maturities.
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