WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) Short Interest Up 53.9% in February

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 29,700 shares, a growth of 53.9% from the January 31st total of 19,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 44,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

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

HYZD opened at $22.17 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.31. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a 12-month low of $21.33 and a 12-month high of $22.71.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a $0.105 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.68%.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings 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% in the 3rd quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 14,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 1,055 shares during the period. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 42,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $949,000 after acquiring an additional 1,827 shares during the period. Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 32,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,000 after acquiring an additional 2,218 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $134,000. Finally, Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 125,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,771,000 after acquiring an additional 6,600 shares during the period.

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.