Invesco High Income Trust II functions as a closed-end investment vehicle, focusing specifically on debt instruments. Launched by Invesco Ltd., its management is a collaborative effort involving several of its global subsidiaries: Invesco Advisers, Inc., INVESCO Asset Management (Japan) Limited, INVESCO Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, INVESCO Asset Management Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, INVESCO Senior Secured Management, Inc., and Invesco Canada Ltd. The fund's investment strategy concentrates on fixed income markets, aiming for securities that Standard & Poor's has rated between BB and C. It strives to maintain an average duration for its portfolio of approximately three to four years. To assess its performance, the fund uses the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2% Issuer Cap Index as its benchmark. Formed in the United States on April 28, 1989, this trust was previously known as Invesco Van Kampen High Income Trust II.