# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001497186
**File Stem:** 9999999995-26-001041
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 1409
**Document Hash:** ff4c8823984211c60dbfddcf9d3e1044
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**9999999995-26-001041.hdr.sgml**: 20260402

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 9999999995-26-001041

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: EFFECT

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260401

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260402

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260401

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001497186

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 273075810
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 0531

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** EFFECT
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-291193
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26830447

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 17TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 888-777-0102

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE MADISON AVENUE
- **STREET 2:** 17TH FLOOR
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10010

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20100721

### UNITED STATES
### SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
**Washington, D.C. 20549**

## Notice of Effectiveness

**Date:** April 1, 2026

**Time:** 09:00:00

**Form Type:** N-2

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**CIK:** 0001497186

**Company Name:** Western Asset High Yield Opportunity Fund Inc.

**File Number:** 333-291193