PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:MINT) Short Interest Update

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:MINT) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 302,841 shares, a decrease of 49.7% from the January 29th total of 601,496 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,381,130 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,381,130 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MINT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 32,615,613 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,272,651,000 after purchasing an additional 1,368,763 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund by 37.8% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 463,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,500,000 after buying an additional 127,065 shares in the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its holdings in PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund by 25,423.5% in the third quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 333,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,564,000 after buying an additional 332,031 shares during the last quarter. Providence First Trust Co increased its holdings in PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund by 25.2% in the fourth quarter. Providence First Trust Co now owns 191,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,217,000 after buying an additional 38,503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund by 131.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 165,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,681,000 after acquiring an additional 94,279 shares in the last quarter.

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund Trading Up 0.0%

MINT stock opened at $100.67 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $100.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $100.51. PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund has a 12-month low of $100.04 and a 12-month high of $100.75.

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 2nd.

About PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Exchange-Traded Fund

PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity ETF (the Fund), formerly PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks maximum current income, consistent with preservation of capital and daily liquidity. The Fund focuses on short maturity fixed income instruments. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 65% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, which may be represented by forwards.