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BX vs HYI
Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Inc. (BX) and Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (HYI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both BX and HYI operate in Investment Managers (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- BX is the larger of the two at $102.20B, about 313.2x HYI ($326.3M).
- Over the past year, BX is down 22.8% and HYI is down 14.4% - HYI leads by 8.4 points.
- BX has hit the wire 5 times in the past 4 weeks while HYI has been quiet.
- BX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for HYI).
Blackstone Inc.
The Blackstone Group Inc. is an alternative asset management firm specializing in real estate, private equity, hedge fund solutions, credit, secondary funds of funds, public debt and equity and multi-asset class strategies. The firm typically invests in early-stage companies. It also provide capital markets services. The real estate segment specializes in opportunistic, core+ investments as well as debt investment opportunities collateralized by commercial real estate, and stabilized income-oriented commercial real estate across North America, Europe and Asia. The firm's corporate private equity business pursues transactions throughout the world across a variety of transaction types, including large buyouts,special situations, distressed mortgage loans, mid-cap buyouts, buy and build platforms, which involves multiple acquisitions behind a single management team and platform, and growth equity/development projects involving significant majority stakes in portfolio companies and minority investments in operating companies, shipping, real estate, corporate or consumer loans, and alternative energy greenfield development projects in energy and power, property, dislocated markets, shipping opportunities, financial institution breakups, re-insurance, and improving freight mobility, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise tech and consumer, as well as consumer technologies. The fund considers investment in Asia and Latin America. It has a three year investment period. Its hedge fund business manages a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions and its credit business focuses on loans, and securities of non-investment grade companies spread across the capital structure including senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock and common equity. The Blackstone Group Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in New York, New York with additional offices across Asia, Europe and North America.
Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. The fund is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd., Western Asset Management Company Ltd and Western Asset Management Company Limited. It invests fixed income markets across the globe. The fund invests in high-yield corporate fixed income securities with varying maturities. It invests in below investment grade fixed income securities. Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc. was formed on July 20, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States.
Latest BX
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Blackstone to Present at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Ii L.P. converted options into 571,237 shares, sold $56,210,436 worth of shares (2,572,560 units at $21.85) and disposed of 571,237 units of Class B Common Stock (SEC Form 4)
- Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $7,126,860 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (272,642 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: Large owner Blackstone Holdings Iv L.P. bought $20,125,000 worth of Common Shares of Beneficial Interest (769,893 units at $26.14) (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Legal Officer Finley John G sold $6,620,111 worth of shares (45,000 units at $147.11), decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 516,017 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Accounting Officer Payne David sold $1,379,685 worth of shares (9,500 units at $145.23), decreasing direct ownership by 13% to 64,448 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Porat Ruth bought $62,445 worth of shares (455 units at $137.20), increasing direct ownership by 0.89% to 42,189 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Blackstone Inc.
- Chief Administrative Officer Sawhney Vikrant sold $4,066,488 worth of shares (30,000 units at $135.55), decreasing direct ownership by 3% to 869,669 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest HYI
- SEC Form N-PX filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- SEC Form N-CEN filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of September, October and November 2026
- SEC Form N-CSR filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- Franklin Templeton Announces Distributions for Certain Closed-End Funds for the Months of June, July and August 2026
- SEC Form 424B3 filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. Announces Financial Position as of February 28, 2026
- Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc. (NYSE: HYI) Announces Portfolio Management Team Update
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.