Short Interest in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) Grows By 61.7%

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 161,491 shares, a growth of 61.7% from the June 30th total of 99,856 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 39,211 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.1 days.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DGS remained flat at $60.90 during trading on Friday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 45,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,753. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.87. The company has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.61. WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1 year low of $54.63 and a 1 year high of $66.90.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter worth $37,000. BOKF NA lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 112.6% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund in the second quarter valued at $130,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 152.6% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $182,000 after acquiring an additional 1,929 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small-cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. Companies included in the Index fall within the bottom 10% of total market capitalization of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index as of the annual index measurement date.