WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 30,300 shares, an increase of 152.5% from the February 13th total of 12,000 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 52,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 135,035 shares of the company's stock worth $6,918,000 after buying an additional 7,302 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 22,455 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,150,000 after buying an additional 1,453 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 13.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,329 shares of the company's stock worth $683,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,275 shares of the company's stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 4th quarter worth about $207,000.

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WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded up $0.48 on Monday, hitting $47.38. 38,541 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 37,878. The firm's 50-day moving average is $50.37 and its 200 day moving average is $51.56. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 52-week low of $45.87 and a 52-week high of $57.15. The stock has a market cap of $424.05 million, a P/E ratio of 14.05 and a beta of 1.12.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.04 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of US small-cap stocks with growth characteristics. DGRS was launched on Jul 25, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.