Short Interest in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) Increases By 911.1%

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 427,984 shares, an increase of 911.1% from the February 12th total of 42,328 shares. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 322,022 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 322,022 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,939,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,558,000 after acquiring an additional 491,321 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter worth $13,552,000. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 23.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 660,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,368,000 after purchasing an additional 124,323 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 2.2% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,704,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,343,000 after purchasing an additional 123,553 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stonebridge Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund in the second quarter worth about $4,673,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.33% of the company’s stock.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Stock Down 1.5%

NYSEARCA DEM traded down $0.74 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $49.01. 302,167 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 358,910. WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $37.25 and a 52 week high of $52.34. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $49.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.54. The stock has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.62.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.072 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index are ranked by dividend yield.