Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) Rises By 859.3%

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 136,369 shares, an increase of 859.3% from the December 15th total of 14,215 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 536,668 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 536,668 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

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

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC increased its position in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 7,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after buying an additional 355 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 62.0% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 124,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,918,000 after acquiring an additional 47,551 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 17.3% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 37,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,960,000 after buying an additional 5,468 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 1.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 31,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,550,000 after buying an additional 323 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.0% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 57,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,825,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Up 0.1%

NASDAQ:DGRW traded up $0.10 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $91.40. 503,077 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 739,565. The company has a fifty day moving average of $89.43 and a 200 day moving average of $88.03. WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 12 month low of $69.84 and a 12 month high of $91.50. The stock has a market cap of $16.22 billion, a PE ratio of 22.10 and a beta of 0.85.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 28th were given a dividend of $0.035 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 28th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks the performance of an index that invests in large- and mid-cap dividend-paying US common stocks with growth characteristics. DGRW was launched on May 22, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.