Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Declines By 22.4%

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 23,500 shares, a decrease of 22.4% from the February 28th total of 30,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 59,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

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

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the fourth quarter valued at $40,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 39.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the fourth quarter worth $108,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $207,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 2,330 shares during the last quarter.

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

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded down $0.32 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $46.18. 2,735 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 38,170. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $49.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.39. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a twelve month low of $45.79 and a twelve month high of $57.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $413.28 million, a PE ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 1.12.

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

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 26th were paid a $0.205 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 26th. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.33%. This is a positive change from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.04.

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.