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

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 53,600 shares, an increase of 75.2% from the October 15th total of 30,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of DGRS traded down $0.40 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $54.23. 27,911 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 29,901. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 1 year low of $41.90 and a 1 year high of $56.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $51.26 and its 200-day moving average is $49.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $441.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.12.

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

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 30th. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were paid a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th.

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. United Advisor Group LLC grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 70,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,616,000 after purchasing an additional 15,251 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 21,002 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,082,000 after acquiring an additional 4,054 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 15,970 shares of the company’s stock worth $823,000 after buying an additional 1,533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 74.5% in the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 1,535 shares during 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.