Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 118,624 shares, a decline of 48.3% from the May 14th total of 229,621 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 961,593 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:PTY traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $11.73. 747,951 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 948,252. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $11.58 and a fifty-two week high of $14.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $12.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $12.55.

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.1188 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 12.2%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Modern Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,826 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $192,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Golden State Equity Partners increased its holdings in shares of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 175,846 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $2,268,000 after acquiring an additional 828 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC now owns 14,421 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 918 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,502 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $174,000 after acquiring an additional 970 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 30,626 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $397,000 after acquiring an additional 1,205 shares during the last quarter. 10.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund

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The Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE: PTY) is a closed-end management investment company sponsored by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO). The fund’s primary objective is to provide a high level of current income, with a secondary focus on capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve these goals through investment in a diversified portfolio of corporate debt securities, loan participations and other fixed-income instruments.

PTY primarily invests in a broad range of U.S.

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