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Performance analysis of HIX (Western Asset High Income Fund II)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, HIX has had an average annual return of +7.01%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.

Over the past 5 years, HIX has had an average annual return of +0.06%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, HIX has had an average annual return of +4.83%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Nov 1, 1999, HIX has had an average annual return of +7.60%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+3.42%+13.53%-3.05%+15.78%-24.57%+13.02%+12.43%+27.27%-9.95%+7.15%+25.43%-15.03%
201420132012201120102009200820072006200520042003
+1%+2.84%+10.52%+14.09%+14.61%+112.97%-41.96%-0.61%+20.84%-9.98%+2.84%+49.55%
2002200120001999
+5.55%+9.89%+21.21%-1.26%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+3.11%-0.50%-3.35%+2.26%+1.49%-0.51%+1.01%+3.42%
2025+3.07%+3.71%-3.90%-1.20%+3.68%+3.82%-0.03%+3.04%+1.83%-1.63%+0.95%-0.24%+13.53%
2024-6.63%-1.32%+1.10%-1.82%+2.27%+0.19%+1.58%+1.82%+3.63%-1.14%+2.03%-4.31%-3.05%
2023+14.86%-1.84%-8.40%-0.45%-5.03%+9.55%+2.04%-0.82%-6.88%-5.19%+11.95%+8.21%+15.78%
2022-5.72%-4.19%-4.72%-9.85%+0.03%-6.59%+9.74%+2.21%-18.91%+5.75%+15.80%-6.58%-24.57%
2021-0.02%+0.26%+2.20%+3.48%+3.38%-0.70%+3.47%+2.55%-4.15%+2.22%-3.05%+3.03%+13.02%
2020+2.05%-5.21%-21.10%+10.98%+6.55%+7.42%+6.28%+1.97%-2.60%+1.38%+8.06%+0.28%+12.43%
2019+11.58%+1.82%+1.17%+3.96%-2.46%+9.06%-0.05%-5.23%+4.08%-0.05%-0.93%+2.55%+27.27%
2018-1.07%-2.54%-0.37%+0.54%-0.99%+0.70%+0.08%+0.40%+0.09%-3.40%-0.72%-3.05%-9.95%
2017+3.74%+1.99%-1.45%+3.52%-0.77%-0.96%+2.93%-2.31%+1.82%-0.44%-2.54%+1.69%+7.15%

Drawdown analysis of HIX (Western Asset High Income Fund II)

The maximum drawdown for the HIX was -60.88%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 202 trading sessions.

The current HIX drawdown is -4.99%.

Since Nov 1, 1999 HIX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 50% or more: 1 time
  • 40% or more: 2 times
  • 30% or more: 3 times
  • 20% or more: 6 times
  • 10% or more: 14 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-60.88%May 4, 2007392Nov 20, 2008202Sep 11, 2009594
-44.77%Feb 18, 202021Mar 18, 2020108Aug 20, 2020129
-38.72%Aug 18, 2021292Oct 14, 2022OngoingOngoingOngoing
-28.46%Jun 27, 2014394Jan 21, 2016254Jan 24, 2017648
-25.22%Jun 10, 200240Aug 6, 2002144Mar 4, 2003184
-20.97%Mar 8, 2001132Sep 20, 200178Jan 11, 2002210
-19.02%Apr 1, 200426May 10, 2004623Oct 27, 2006649
-16.38%Oct 20, 2017294Dec 21, 201842Feb 25, 2019336
-16.29%Sep 11, 200057Nov 30, 200025Jan 8, 200182
-16.19%May 26, 201150Aug 8, 2011105Jan 6, 2012155
-15.17%May 21, 201332Jul 8, 2013197Apr 17, 2014229
-14.59%Oct 5, 201226Nov 14, 2012109Apr 24, 2013135
-14.52%Apr 15, 201025May 20, 201050Aug 2, 201075
-10.19%Jul 7, 200320Aug 4, 200323Sep 5, 200343
-9.05%Nov 5, 199927Dec 15, 199929Jan 27, 200056
-9.05%Nov 9, 201024Dec 14, 201038Feb 8, 201162
-7.72%Jan 19, 201014Feb 8, 201019Mar 8, 201033
-7.69%Jan 8, 200431Feb 24, 200427Apr 1, 200458
-6.78%Oct 22, 20096Oct 30, 200918Nov 25, 200924
-6.49%Aug 13, 20109Aug 26, 201021Sep 27, 201030
-6.37%Mar 30, 200015Apr 20, 20005Apr 28, 200020
-6.34%Jul 5, 201940Aug 30, 201991Jan 10, 2020131
-5.97%Feb 14, 200712Mar 5, 200720Apr 2, 200732
-5.72%Jan 31, 200014Feb 18, 20003Feb 24, 200017
-5.40%Feb 8, 20025Feb 15, 20029Mar 1, 200214