Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DES) Decreases By 60.7%

Posted by Dante Gardener on Aug 28th, 2026

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DES – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 16,614 shares, a decrease of 60.7% from the July 30th total of 42,238 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 175,541 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

DES traded down $0.09 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $40.46. The stock had a trading volume of 62,556 shares, compared to its average volume of 132,607. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $40.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 0.90. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $31.75 and a 1-year high of $41.85.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DES. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Sfam LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $38,000.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

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