WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:AGZD) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Key Points

• The **short interest** in the WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) surged by **2,950.0%** in July, reaching a total of **12,200 shares** by the end of the month.
• Several **institutional investors** have recently increased their stakes in AGZD, with OLD Mission Capital LLC notably raising its position by **306.6%** during the first quarter.
• The fund declared a **monthly dividend of $0.075** with a **4.0%** annualized yield, which was paid to shareholders on **July 30th**.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (NASDAQ:AGZD - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,200 shares, agrowthof2,950.0% from the July 15th total of 400 shares. Currently,0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 46,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 46,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently,0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AGZD. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 15,877 shares of the company's stock valued at $355,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 306.6% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 80,132 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,791,000 after acquiring an additional 60,424 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 228,639 shares of the company's stock worth $5,135,000 after buying an additional 1,949 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of AGZD stock traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,850 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,400. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund has a twelve month low of $21.84 and a twelve month high of $22.87. The business has a fifty day moving average of $22.33 and a 200-day moving average of $22.33.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 28th were paid a $0.075 dividend. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 28th.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a long\u002Fshort net-zero-duration bond index that's long US investment-grade issues and short Treasury futures. AGZD was launched on Dec 18, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.