Let X be a complex quasi-projective algebraic variety. In this paper we study the mixed Hodge structures of the symmetric products Sym(n) X when the cohomology of X is given by exterior products of cohomology classes with odd degree. We obtain an expression for the equivariant mixed Hodge polynomials mu(Sn)(Xn)(t, u, v), codifying the permutation action of S-n as well as its subgroups. This allows us to deduce formulas for the mixed Hodge polynomials of its symmetric products mu(Symn X) (t, u, v). These formulas are then applied to the case of linear algebraic groups.
