Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EES) Expands By 204.3%

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EESGet Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,355 shares, an increase of 204.3% from the August 15th total of 1,431 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,582 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. UBS Group AG grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund by 1.5% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 731,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,848,000 after acquiring an additional 11,028 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 580,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,030,000 after purchasing an additional 28,914 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 376,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,462,000 after purchasing an additional 10,764 shares during the period. Key Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 288,039 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,720,000 after purchasing an additional 4,033 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund by 57.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 167,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,376,000 after purchasing an additional 61,060 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund Stock Performance

Shares of EES stock traded up $0.55 on Friday, hitting $67.06. 60,273 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 19,031. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund has a twelve month low of $52.65 and a twelve month high of $69.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $68.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $64.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $710.84 million, a PE ratio of 12.42 and a beta of 1.01.

About WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund

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WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree SmallCap Earnings Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the small-capitalization segment of the United States stock market. The Index consists of the companies in the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree Earnings Index after the 500 largest companies have been removed.

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