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 in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,000 shares, an increase of 6.5% from the September 15th total of 21,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

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

Shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded up $0.91 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $52.61. 38,459 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,295. The stock has a market cap of $428.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $50.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.92. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 12-month low of $38.46 and a 12-month high of $53.10.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.145 dividend. This is a boost from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous dividend of $0.09. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) by 10.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,970 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,533 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC owned approximately 0.20% of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund worth $823,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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.