WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,975 shares, a decrease of 16.7% from the November 30th total of 19,168 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 38,180 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 38,180 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ HYZD traded up $0.02 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.54. The stock had a trading volume of 10,596 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,250. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a one year low of $20.65 and a one year high of $22.79. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $22.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.46.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 28th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 28th. This is an increase from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.11.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HYZD. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 577.8% in the 3rd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 35,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $796,000 after buying an additional 30,189 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 153,518 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,451,000 after buying an additional 5,669 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 3.5% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 75,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,701,000 after acquiring an additional 2,528 shares in the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 7.5% in the third quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 50,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 3,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 38,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after acquiring an additional 2,410 shares during the period.

About WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

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.