PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:HYS) Short Interest Update

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:HYS) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 179,372 shares, an increase of 191.5% from the December 15th total of 61,543 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 87,718 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 87,718 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Institutional Trading of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HYS. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY increased its position in PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 5.1% during the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 3,273 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the period. Strategic Advocates LLC increased its position in PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 30.0% during the third quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 57,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,529,000 after acquiring an additional 13,347 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 124,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,857,000 after purchasing an additional 6,822 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 73.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 35,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,425,000 after purchasing an additional 15,200 shares during the period. Finally, CKW Financial Group grew its position in shares of PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. CKW Financial Group now owns 4,423 shares of the company’s stock worth $422,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares in the last quarter.

PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund Stock Down 0.1%

HYS traded down $0.09 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $95.27. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 105,750 shares, compared to its average volume of 183,272. The company’s 50-day moving average is $94.96 and its 200-day moving average is $95.01. PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund has a 52 week low of $86.65 and a 52 week high of $95.88.

About PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund

The PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond Index Exchange-Traded Fund (HYS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in high yield fixed income. The fund aims to capture exposure to the short maturity segment of the high-yield corporate bond sector. HYS was launched on Jun 16, 2011 and is managed by PIMCO.