WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund (NASDAQ:HYZD – Get Rating) saw a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 553,200 shares, a growth of 2,956.4% from the December 31st total of 18,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 90,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.1 days.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Trading Down 0.4 %

NASDAQ HYZD opened at $21.00 on Friday. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund has a one year low of $19.57 and a one year high of $22.16. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $20.94 and a 200 day moving average of $20.79.

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WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 27th were given a $0.107 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.12%. This is a boost from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund's previous monthly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 23rd.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. B. Riley Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 1.9% in the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Management Inc. now owns 931,698 shares of the company's stock worth $18,541,000 after purchasing an additional 17,357 shares during the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $17,862,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 2,591.9% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 828,933 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,678,000 after buying an additional 798,139 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 90.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 787,385 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,259,000 after buying an additional 373,748 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged High Yield Bond Fund by 239.0% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 423,208 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,422,000 after buying an additional 298,376 shares in the last quarter.

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