WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 39,795 shares, an increase of 87.3% from the May 31st total of 21,251 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 21,047 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DHS. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 22.3% during the fourth quarter. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 29.5% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 8,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $869,000 after purchasing an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. increased its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 8,172 shares of the company’s stock valued at $832,000 after acquiring an additional 3,806 shares during the period. Fifth Third Securities Inc. increased its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 7,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, Powers Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter worth $207,000.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA:DHS traded up $1.19 during trading on Thursday, reaching $115.07. 12,012 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 32,642. The firm has a market cap of $1.52 billion, a PE ratio of 15.51 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $112.04 and a 200-day moving average price of $109.35. WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has a 12 month low of $96.08 and a 12 month high of $115.07.

About WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Dividend Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield.