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

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFEGet Free Report) saw a large drop in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 31,506 shares, a drop of 41.4% from the April 15th total of 53,777 shares. Currently, 1.4% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 5,995 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.3 days.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA DFE traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $75.99. The company had a trading volume of 5,540 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,949. The company has a market capitalization of $167.18 million, a PE ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $74.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $72.94. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a one year low of $66.05 and a one year high of $78.07.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of DFE. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 50.2% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after acquiring an additional 1,270 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1,031.0% during the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 54,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,822,000 after purchasing an additional 49,684 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund during the second quarter worth about $210,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 6.9% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,592,000 after purchasing an additional 3,319 shares during the period. Finally, 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund during the third quarter worth about $1,929,000.

About WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

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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.

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