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Western Asset High Yield Def Share Price (NYSE: HYI)

$11.98

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0.09

(0.76%)

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Western Asset High Yield Def Key Stats

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Previous Close
$11.89
Open
$11.875
Today's Volume
$33.7K

Stock Returns calculator for Western Asset High Yield Def Stock including INR - Dollar returns

The Western Asset High Yield Def stock calculator helps Indian investors calculate returns based on the historical performance of the stock. Just choose your investment amount and duration to get insights and invest more confidently. See stock returns as well as the effect of dollar appreciation over different durations.

*Dollar Return is the profit earned when the US dollar rises in value compared to the Indian rupee.

Investment Value

₹1,00,000

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Western Asset High Yield Def investment value today

Current value as on today

₹1,04,703

Returns

₹4,703

(+4.7%)

Returns from Western Asset High Yield Def Stock

₹581 (-0.58%)

Dollar Returns*

₹5,284 (+5.28%)

Indian investors sentiment towards Western Asset High Yield Def Stock

-50%

Period: Jul 31, 2025 to Aug 30, 2025. Change in 30 Days versus previous period

Search interest for Western Asset High Yield Def Stock from India on INDmoney has decreased by -50% in the last 30 days, reflecting a downward trend in search activity.

Analyst Recommendation on Western Asset High Yield Def Stock

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Western Asset High Yield Def Stock Insights

  • Price Movement

    In the last 1 month, HYI stock has moved up by 0.1%

Western Asset High Yield Def Technicals Summary

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Western Asset High Yield Def is currently in a favorable trading position ( BUY ) according to technical analysis indicators.

Western Asset High Yield Def Vs Peers

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0.17%
-1.9%
-1.33%
-4.11%
-18.67%

About Western Asset High Yield Def

Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc., formerly Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc., (the Fund), is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide high income. As a secondary investment objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets in a portfolio of high-yield corporate fixed-income securities with varying maturities. It may also invest up to 20% of its net assets in fixed-income securities issued by the United States or foreign governments, agencies and instrumentalities and/or fixed-income securities that are of investment-grade quality. It invests in various sectors, including Consumer Cyclical, Communications, Energy, Finance, Technology, Transportation, EM Government, Basic Industry, and Other. Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC is the Fund’s investment manager.
Organization
Western Asset High Yield Def
Employees
1364
CEO
Jane Trust
Industry
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Important FAQs about investing in HYI Stock from India :

What is Western Asset High Yield Def share price today?

Western Asset High Yield Def share price today is $11.98 as on at the close of the market. Western Asset High Yield Def share today touched a day high of {{1_rba_end}} and a low of {{1_rba_st}}.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Western Asset High Yield Def share?

Western Asset High Yield Def share touched a 52 week high of {{rba_end}} and a 52 week low of {{rba_st}}. Western Asset High Yield Def stock price today i.e. is closed at $11.98, lower by 3.7% versus the 52 week high.

How to invest in Western Asset High Yield Def Stock (HYI) from India?

  1. Step 1: Open a free US stocks account on INDmoney App and transfer your Rupees into Dollars to your INDmoney US stocks account. For a step by step instruction, check How to Transfer Money to Your US Stocks Account .
  2. Step 2: Search for Western Asset High Yield Def on INDmoney app. Click on Buy button. You can invest as low as $1.5 in Western Asset High Yield Def Shares that will get you 0.1252 shares as per Western Asset High Yield Def share price of $11.98 per share as on August 30, 2025 at 1:29 am IST.

What is the minimum amount required to buy Western Asset High Yield Def Stock (HYI) from India?

Indian investors can start investing in Western Asset High Yield Def (HYI) shares with as little as ₹88.286 or $1 (as of August 31, 2025) using the INDmoney app.
For example: If you want to invest $10 or ₹882.86 in Western Asset High Yield Def stock (as per the Rupee-Dollar exchange rate as on August 31, 2025). Based on Western Asset High Yield Def share’s latest price of $11.98 as on August 30, 2025 at 1:29 am IST, you will get 0.8347 shares of Western Asset High Yield Def. Learn more about fractional shares .

What are the returns that Western Asset High Yield Def has given to Indian investors in the last 5 years?

Western Asset High Yield Def stock has given -18.67% share price returns and 20.51% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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