WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) Short Interest Down 91.4% in December

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,400 shares, a decline of 91.4% from the December 15th total of 51,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Price Performance

HYZD traded up $0.12 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $22.48. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 32,800 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,706. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.17. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a 52-week low of $21.33 and a 52-week high of $22.63.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a $0.1273 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is an increase from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund’s previous dividend of $0.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Empirical Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 32,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,000 after purchasing an additional 2,218 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 5.6% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 125,157 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,771,000 after purchasing an additional 6,600 shares during the period. Prospera Financial Services Inc purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund during the third quarter worth about $324,000. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC grew its holdings 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. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 340.7% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,980 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after buying an additional 44,825 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund

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.