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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

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Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc.

EHI·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0001228509

WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund. The fund is managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC, with co-management provided by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited, and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. It invests in fixed income markets globally, focusing on undervalued bonds issued by companies across various sectors. The fund's investment strategy includes below investment grade fixed income securities, emerging market fixed income securities, and investment grade fixed income securities. To construct its portfolio, the fund utilizes quantitative analysis. The fixed income securities held by the fund have an average credit quality of BB according to S&P and an average duration of 3.8 years. The fund measures its performance against three benchmarks: the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index, the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index, and the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Formerly known as Salomon Brothers Global High Income Fund Inc., WESTERN ASSET GLOBAL HIGH INCOME FUND INC. was established on July 28, 2003, and is domiciled in the United States.

Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (NYSE:EHI) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector.

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 21,966 shares in EHI as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 33.3% decrease from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 34.1% of EHI volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)21,966 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▼ 33.3%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 198,215
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)34.1% of 46,045 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume43.2%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

Dilution Risk

Low risk

Filing-implied dilution signals for EHI, detected from its recent SEC filings · based on capital-structure filings through 2026-04-23.

1 recent capital raise

A filing-implied signal, not a realized share count. How Wiseek tracks dilution →

$5.45
Market cap
$165.13M
Volume
84.2K (0.5× avg)
3-mo avg 173.8K
Live data · 2026-10-05 02:49 UTC · Market closed

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