Short Interest in PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:ZROZ) Grows By 193.3%

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:ZROZ) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 354,990 shares, an increase of 193.3% from the November 30th total of 121,037 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 395,772 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 395,772 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund Stock Down 0.7%

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund stock traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $65.90. 807,241 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 397,537. PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund has a 12 month low of $61.00 and a 12 month high of $75.06. The business has a 50 day moving average of $67.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $66.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ZROZ. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 123,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,382,000 after acquiring an additional 2,787 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 5.8% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 101,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,830,000 after buying an additional 5,605 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 87,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,922,000 after buying an additional 1,257 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 70.1% during the 2nd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 66,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,447,000 after acquiring an additional 27,331 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,848,000.

About PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index ETF, formerly PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Fund ETF, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to provide total return that closely corresponds to the total return of The BofA Merrill Lynch Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index (the Index) by investing at least 80% of its total assets (exclusive of collateral held from securities lending) in the component securities of the Index. The Index is an unmanaged index consisting of long-maturity separate trading of registered interest and principal of securities representing the final principal payment of the United States Treasury bonds with at least $1 billion in outstanding face value and a remaining term to final maturity greater than or equal to 25 years.