Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Increases By 80.8%

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,367 shares, a growth of 80.8% from the February 26th total of 13,481 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 23,035 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DTD traded down $0.94 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $84.63. 55,761 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 27,850. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a one year low of $67.09 and a one year high of $91.02. The company’s 50 day moving average is $88.27 and its 200 day moving average is $85.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,162,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,714,000 after purchasing an additional 52,594 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 838,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,175,000 after purchasing an additional 39,238 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 391,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,262,000 after purchasing an additional 9,447 shares during the period. 626 Financial LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. 626 Financial LLC now owns 313,884 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,642,000 after buying an additional 5,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 6.4% in the 4th quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 246,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,964,000 after buying an additional 14,962 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.