Short Interest in WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (NYSEARCA:AGGY) Rises By 161.7%

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (NYSEARCA:AGGY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 40,431 shares, an increase of 161.7% from the July 30th total of 15,450 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 166,981 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 1.6% in the first quarter. Beacon Financial Group now owns 14,878 shares of the company’s stock valued at $646,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Winch Advisory Services LLC now owns 18,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $816,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 49.9% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 18,839 shares of the company’s stock worth $819,000 after buying an additional 6,272 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors boosted its stake in WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 68.3% during the first quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors now owns 67,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,915,000 after buying an additional 27,212 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of AGGY opened at $42.64 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $43.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $43.49. WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund has a 52 week low of $42.52 and a 52 week high of $44.84.

About WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

The WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGGY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks an index of USD-denominated investment-grade securities, divided into 20 subcomponents. Subcomponents are reweighted to achieve higher yield-to-worst. AGGY was launched on Jul 9, 2015 and is managed by WisdomTree.