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) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 17,900 shares, an increase of 34.6% from the May 15th total of 13,300 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DGRS traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $45.57. 15,610 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,241. 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 stock's fifty day simple moving average is $44.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $48.30. The company has a market cap of $361.38 million, a P/E ratio of 12.83 and a beta of 1.12.

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

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a dividend of $0.06 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.58%.

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

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 39.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,235 shares of the company's stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.9% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,275 shares of the company's stock worth $320,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the first quarter worth approximately $47,000. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 0.9% during the first quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 136,317 shares of the company's stock worth $6,339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,282 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the first quarter valued at approximately $70,000.

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.

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