WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (NYSEARCA:USFR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 888.6% in September

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (NYSEARCA:USFR) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,085,626 shares, an increase of 888.6% from the September 15th total of 413,262 shares. Currently, 1.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 7,395,250 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of USFR traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $50.44. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,506,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,288,582. The company’s 50 day moving average is $50.43 and its 200 day moving average is $50.41. WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund has a 12-month low of $50.23 and a 12-month high of $50.51.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. HF Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund by 7.7% in the third quarter. HF Advisory Group LLC now owns 36,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,584 shares during the period. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund by 37.6% during the 3rd quarter. CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after buying an additional 2,507 shares during the last quarter. GK Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $47,000. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Castle Rock Wealth Management LLC now owns 242,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,243,000 after acquiring an additional 16,028 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Avaii Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund by 1.9% in the third quarter. Avaii Wealth Management LLC now owns 28,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,434,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-value-weighted index of US Treasury floating-rate securities. USFR was launched on Feb 4, 2014 and is managed by WisdomTree.