WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Short Interest Down 38.1% in April

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,200 shares, a decline of 38.1% from the March 31st total of 31,000 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 57,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded up $0.89 on Friday, hitting $44.60. The stock had a trading volume of 26,287 shares, compared to its average volume of 41,417. The stock has a market cap of $353.68 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.33 and a beta of 1.12. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a twelve month low of $40.14 and a twelve month high of $57.15. The business's 50 day moving average is $45.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $49.96.

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

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 25th were issued a dividend of $0.135 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 25th. This represents a $1.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.63%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DGRS. Private Trust Co. NA bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 1st quarter worth $47,000. ORG Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 242.1% during the 1st quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,696 shares of the company's stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 1,908 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the first quarter worth $70,000. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI raised its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 0.9% in the first quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 136,317 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,275 shares of the company's stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

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.