Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc. (HIO) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 385 recorded HIO dividend payments, running from December 16, 1993 to July 24, 2026 — 34 calendar years. Together those payments total $19.92 per share. HIO has most often paid monthly.
HIO's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the HIO payment rate compounded at +1.8% a year, and +0.0% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
HIO's payment rate fell in 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021. The steepest drop was -16.7%.
HIO dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.432 | 12 | $0.0360 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $0.432 | 12 | $0.0360 | +20.0% |
| 2023 | $0.384 | 12 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | $0.360 | 12 | $0.0300 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | $0.366 | 12 | $0.0300 | -9.1% |
| 2020 | $0.394 | 12 | $0.0330 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | $0.353 | 12 | $0.0300 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | $0.326 | 12 | $0.0270 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | $0.360 | 12 | $0.0300 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | $0.427 | 12 | $0.0360 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | $0.429 | 12 | $0.0360 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | $0.439 | 12 | $0.0360 | -7.7% |
| 2013 | $0.468 | 12 | $0.0390 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | $0.509 | 12 | $0.0420 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | $0.526 | 12 | $0.0430 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | $0.592 | 12 | $0.0490 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | $0.621 | 12 | $0.0530 | +12.8% |
| 2008 | $0.576 | 12 | $0.0470 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | $0.545 | 12 | $0.0460 | +9.5% |
| 2006 | $0.530 | 12 | $0.0420 | — |
| 2005 | $0.480 | 11 (timing) | $0.0450 | — |
| 2004 | $0.595 | 12 | $0.0500 | -12.3% |
| 2003 | $0.663 | 12 | $0.0570 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | $0.708 | 12 | $0.0570 | — |
| 2001 | $0.968 | 13 (timing) | $0.0780 | — |
| 2000 | $1.01 | 12 | $0.0840 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | $1.02 | 12 | $0.0850 | -4.5% |
| 1998 | $1.07 | 12 | $0.0890 | — |
| 1997 | $1.21 | 13 (timing) | $0.0930 | — |
| 1996 | $1.12 | 12 | $0.0930 | — |
| 1995 | $0.652 | 5 (timing) | $0.0930 | — |
| 1994 | $0.960 | 10 (timing) | $0.0960 | — |
| 1993 | $0.150 | 2 (timing) | $0.0750 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than HIO's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent HIO dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| July 24, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| June 23, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| May 21, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| April 23, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| March 24, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| February 20, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| January 23, 2026 | $0.0360 |
| December 23, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| November 20, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| October 24, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| September 23, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| August 22, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| July 24, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| June 23, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| May 22, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| April 23, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| March 24, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| February 21, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| January 24, 2025 | $0.0360 |
| December 23, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| November 21, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| October 24, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| September 23, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| August 23, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| July 24, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| June 21, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| May 22, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| April 22, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| March 20, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| February 21, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| January 23, 2024 | $0.0360 |
| December 20, 2023 | $0.0360 |
| November 21, 2023 | $0.0360 |
| October 23, 2023 | $0.0360 |
| September 21, 2023 | $0.0360 |
| August 23, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| July 21, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| June 22, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| May 22, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| April 20, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| March 23, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| February 17, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| January 23, 2023 | $0.0300 |
| December 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| November 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| October 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| September 22, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| August 23, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| July 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| June 22, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| May 20, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| April 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| March 23, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| February 17, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| January 21, 2022 | $0.0300 |
| December 22, 2021 | $0.0300 |
| November 19, 2021 | $0.0300 |
| October 21, 2021 | $0.0300 |
| September 22, 2021 | $0.0300 |
| August 23, 2021 | $0.0300 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 385 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
HIO dividend history questions
How many dividends has HIO paid?
DivTrkr has 385 recorded HIO dividend payments between December 16, 1993 and July 24, 2026, totalling $19.92 per share across 34 calendar years.
Has HIO ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The HIO per-payment rate fell in 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, the steepest being -16.7%.
How fast is the HIO dividend growing?
The HIO payment rate compounded at +1.8% a year over the last five complete years and +0.0% a year over the last ten.
How often does HIO pay a dividend?
HIO has most often paid monthly — 12 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current HIO dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track HIO free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.