WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund (NASDAQ:UNIY) Increases Dividend to $0.21 Per Share

Key Points

• WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund (UNIY) declared a monthly dividend of $0.205 per share, payable March 30 to shareholders of record on March 26 (ex-div date March 26); this is a 24.2% increase from the prior monthly payout and implies a ~5.1% dividend yield.
• Shares traded down $0.47 to $48.09 on very light volume (56 shares vs. an average of ~47,734), placing the ETF near the low end of its 52-week range of $47.70–$49.87.
• UNIY is a WisdomTree ETF launched Feb 7, 2023 that passively holds a broad portfolio of USD-denominated bonds across credit qualities and uses a tier-weighting methodology to enhance yield.

WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund (NASDAQ:UNIY - Get Free Report) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 26th will be paid a dividend of 0.205 per share on Monday, March 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 26th. This is a 24.2% increase from WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund's previous monthly dividend of $0.17.

WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ UNIY traded down $0.47 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $48.09. 56 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 47,734. The company's 50-day moving average is $49.10 and its 200-day moving average is $49.26. WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund has a 52-week low of $47.70 and a 52-week high of $49.87.

About WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund

The WisdomTree Voya Yield Enhanced USD Universal Bond Fund ETF (UNIY) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is passively managed to hold a broad portfolio of USD-denominated bonds of various credit quality and maturity. The index uses a tier-weighting methodology that weights a portion of the portfolio for enhanced yield. UNIY was launched on Feb 7, 2023 and is managed by WisdomTree.

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