Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Decreases By 13.7%

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,000 shares, a decrease of 13.7% from the January 31st total of 13,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 50,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

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

Shares of DGRS opened at $47.97 on Friday. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 1 year low of $46.10 and a 1 year high of $57.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $51.67. The firm has a market cap of $429.33 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 business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a $0.04 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. United Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 27.8% in the third 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 last quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI grew its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 135,035 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,918,000 after buying an additional 7,302 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $207,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 64.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 5,925 shares of the company’s stock worth $305,000 after acquiring an additional 2,330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $108,000.

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.