WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,400 shares, a drop of 69.4% from the May 15th total of 20,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 10,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Trading Down 1.1%

DFE traded down $0.80 on Friday, hitting $70.05. 9,171 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,180. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $65.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $175.13 million, a PE ratio of 11.15 and a beta of 1.00. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $54.22 and a 52 week high of $70.96.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $35,000. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. bought a new stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the first quarter valued at about $67,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the first quarter worth about $89,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $83,000. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 50.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the period.

About WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of small-cap, dividend-paying stocks in Europe. DFE was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.