WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 51,100 shares, an increase of 296.1% from the November 30th total of 12,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 14,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 1,055 shares during the last quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 13.5% during the second quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $635,000 after buying an additional 3,463 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 57,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after purchasing an additional 6,477 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 5.6% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 125,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 6,600 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund in the third quarter valued at $324,000.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:HYZD traded down $0.08 during trading on Thursday, reaching $22.34. The stock had a trading volume of 34,125 shares, compared to its average volume of 43,988. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.13. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a 52 week low of $21.33 and a 52 week high of $22.63.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th will be issued a $0.1273 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 26th. This is an increase from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund’s previous dividend of $0.12.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (HYZD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund tracks a long\u002Fshort net-zero duration bond index that’s long US high-yield issues and short Treasury futures. HYZD was launched on Dec 18, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.