WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Short Interest Down 40.8% in March

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 10,900 shares, a decrease of 40.8% from the February 29th total of 18,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 28,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

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

Shares of NASDAQ DGRS traded up $0.28 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $49.64. 15,549 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,501. The stock has a market capitalization of $338.54 million, a P/E ratio of 10.90 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $47.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.34. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a twelve month low of $38.46 and a twelve month high of $49.81.

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

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.085 per share. This is a boost from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous dividend of $0.06. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 22nd.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. ICA Group Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 55.9% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 327 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 38.1% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 2,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $124,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 32,773.2% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 13,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $542,000 after acquiring an additional 13,437 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.