WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRE) Short Interest Up 97.8% in January

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRE - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,500 shares, an increase of 97.8% from the December 31st total of 13,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock. United Advisor Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRE - Free Report) by 19.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 55,696 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 9,082 shares during the quarter. United Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 1.03% of WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund worth $1,546,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DGRE traded down $0.07 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.80. The company had a trading volume of 10,190 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,703. The company has a market cap of $131.41 million, a P/E ratio of 11.92 and a beta of 0.78. The business's 50-day moving average is $25.48 and its 200 day moving average is $26.37. WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 52 week low of $24.09 and a 52 week high of $28.46.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 3rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.0371 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of dividend-paying emerging-market stocks with growth characteristics. The fund seeks income and capital appreciation. DGRE was launched on Aug 1, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.

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