WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,000 shares of AGZD short.

WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,000 shares, a decline of 85.3% from the previous total of 20,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AbbVie Inc. ($7.01 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.31 billion), Match Group, Inc. ($2.95 billion), The Charles Schwab Co. ($2.81 billion), Tesla, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Microchip Technology Incorporated ($2.59 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($2.19 billion), Snap Inc. ($1.99 billion), The Clorox Company ($1.97 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.92 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling AGZD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund as its price is falling. WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund's stock is trading up $0.04 today. To short WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for WisdomTree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AGZD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AGZD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2020.