WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,836 shares, a growth of 62.8% from the February 26th total of 15,254 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 84,524 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DLS traded down $0.99 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $79.28. 50,079 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 40,630. WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund has a one year low of $59.00 and a one year high of $89.37. The company’s 50 day moving average is $85.20 and its 200 day moving average is $81.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $975.14 million, a P/E ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $154,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Arax Advisory Partners boosted its stake in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 111.6% during the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 5,881 shares of the company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 20,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,575,000 after buying an additional 202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Impact Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 20,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,669,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the dividend-paying market in the industrialized world outside the United States and Canada. The Index consists of companies that compose the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree DEFA Index after the 300 largest companies have been removed.