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

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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 days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at about $449,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 278 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.4% during the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 169,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,793,000 after buying an additional 4,018 shares during the period.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Price Performance

Shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $43.27. The company had a trading volume of 14,771 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,129. The company’s 50-day moving average is $43.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $42.81. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a twelve month low of $38.64 and a twelve month high of $44.98. The company has a market cap of $830.78 million, a P/E ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95.

About WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

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.