WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Short Interest Up 82.5% in January

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 30,307 shares, a growth of 82.5% from the January 15th total of 16,608 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,587 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 29,587 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Price Performance

DTD traded up $0.37 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.96. 20,767 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,176. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $86.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $84.44. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a twelve month low of $67.09 and a twelve month high of $91.02. The company has a market cap of $1.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a dividend of $0.065 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%.

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

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DTD. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 62.9% during the second quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 697 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $71,000. Asset Dedication LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $73,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter worth approximately $92,000.

About WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

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.