WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,047 shares, an increase of 114.9% from the August 15th total of 18,172 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,845 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of IQDG. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 150,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,963,000 after acquiring an additional 20,172 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 5,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $226,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $638,000. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.4% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 169,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 4,018 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Down 1.1%

BATS:IQDG opened at $43.34 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $43.90 and its 200-day moving average is $42.81. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 12 month low of $38.64 and a 12 month high of $44.98. The firm has a market cap of $832.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IQDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of dividend-paying total market stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada. The index is weighted by dividends paid. IQDG was launched on Apr 7, 2016 and is managed by WisdomTree.