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

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 64,400 shares, an increase of 146.7% from the February 29th total of 26,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 57,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HYZD traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $22.03. 16,402 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 59,461. The business’s fifty day moving average is $21.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.52. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a one year low of $20.10 and a one year high of $22.30.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Investors of record on Monday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This is a positive change from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund’s previous dividend of $0.11. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 22nd.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HYZD. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $211,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 2,395 shares during the last quarter. Melone Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $207,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 8.8% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 65,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,385,000 after purchasing an additional 5,313 shares during the last quarter. Finally, B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 59.5% during the third quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,170,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,722,000 after purchasing an additional 436,683 shares during the last quarter.

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.