Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027
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The Wage and Hour Division (WHD or Division) of the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is announcing the applicable minimum wage rate for workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (the Executive Order or the order), beginning January 6, 2027. The rates announced in this notice apply to certain types of federal contracts entered into between January 1, 2015, and January 29, 2022, that were not renewed or extended (pursuant to an exercised option or otherwise) on or after January 30, 2022. Beginning on January 6, 2027, the Executive Order 13658 minimum wage rate that generally must be paid to workers performing work on or in connection with contracts covered by Executive Order 13658 will increase to $14.05 per hour, while the required minimum cash wage that generally must be paid to tipped employees performing work on or in connection with covered contracts will increase to $9.85 per hour.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- AGZD WISDOMTREE INTEREST RATE HEDGED U.S. AGGREGATE BOND FUND
GA selected AGZD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- PFIX Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF
GA selected PFIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
- RYLG GLOBAL X RUSSELL 2000 COVERED CALL & GROWTH ETF
GA selected RYLG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: covered. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD or Division) of the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is announcing the applicable minimum wage rate for workers performing work on or in connection with federal contracts covered by Executive Order…
Source: Federal Register
The price since 7 Oct 2026: Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) versus the S&P 500
Since the first closing price after “Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027,” Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) is +0.13%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.94% over the same days, a +1.07% difference versus the market.
Who gains and who loses around Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD)
Companies mentioned with this story
- AGZD Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund
In “Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027,” Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AGZD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- PFIX Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF
Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 7 Oct 2026 story “Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027.” Reason on file: GA selected PFIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- RYLG Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth Etf
In “Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027,” Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth Etf (RYLG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected RYLG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: covered. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD)
“Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027” (7 Oct 2026) reaches Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) through this story.
What ties Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD) to the headline is this: GA selected AGZD as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Also listed, Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF (PFIX): GA selected PFIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: rate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
Price levels for Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD)
Dates written in “Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027”: Executive Order or the order), beginning (6 January 2027).
AGZD traded between 22.49 and 22.70 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.56. PFIX traded between 52.81 and 67.75 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 59.88. RYLG traded between 22.97 and 23.83 across 7 sessions. The latest close on file is 22.97.
What the saved facts support for Wisdomtree Interest Rate Hedged U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund (AGZD)
35 out of 100
“Minimum Wage for Federal Contracts Covered by Executive Order 13658, Notice of Rate Change in Effect for 2027” scores 35 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 3 linked companies.