WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEARCA:EUDG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEARCA:EUDG) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 368,145 shares, an increase of 3,608.1% from the September 30th total of 9,928 shares. Currently, 21.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,140 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 117.2 days.

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA EUDG traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $37.90. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,974 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,342. WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a one year low of $34.77 and a one year high of $40.59. The stock has a market cap of $66.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.60 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.71.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EUDG. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $234,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $224,000. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 17.4% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 35,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,291,000 after buying an additional 5,254 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $109,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 27,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $989,000 after buying an additional 1,313 shares during the period.

About WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund

The WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund (EUDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of companies in developed Europe, selected for growth characteristics and weighted by total dividends paid. EUDG was launched on May 7, 2014 and is managed by WisdomTree.