WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 320,972 shares, an increase of 384.0% from the August 31st total of 66,323 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 31,816 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 10.1 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 34,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,073,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the last quarter. Seven Mile Advisory grew its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 93,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,330,000 after acquiring an additional 1,936 shares during the period. Portland Global Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Portland Global Advisors LLC now owns 143,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,231,000 after purchasing an additional 2,404 shares during the period. Finally, Okabena Investment Services Inc. purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $244,000.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Down 0.4%

DGS traded down $0.28 on Friday, hitting $63.31. 23,608 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 70,847. WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 12-month low of $54.97 and a 12-month high of $66.90. The company has a 50 day moving average of $63.36 and a 200-day moving average of $63.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a PE ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.62.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small-cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. Companies included in the Index fall within the bottom 10% of total market capitalization of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index as of the annual index measurement date.