PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:ZROZ) Short Interest Down 69.2% in December

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:ZROZ) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 109,495 shares, a drop of 69.2% from the December 15th total of 354,990 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 452,174 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 452,174 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund Stock Up 0.4%

ZROZ stock traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $64.85. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 183,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 450,718. The company’s 50 day moving average is $66.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.46. PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund has a fifty-two week low of $61.00 and a fifty-two week high of $75.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in ZROZ. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $2,848,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 3,517.0% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 1,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 1,653 shares during the period. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 123,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,382,000 after buying an additional 2,787 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 1.5% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 87,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,922,000 after acquiring an additional 1,257 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 101,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,830,000 after purchasing an additional 5,605 shares during the period.

About PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF, formerly PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund ETF, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide total return that closely corresponds to the total return of The BofA Merrill Lynch Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index (the Index) by investing at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities of the Index. The Index is an unmanaged index consisting of long-maturity separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities representing the final principal payment of the United States Treasury bonds with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 25 years.