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

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 70,338 shares, an increase of 142.1% from the September 15th total of 29,054 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 43,454 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

BATS:IQDG opened at $42.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $809.86 million, a P/E ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $43.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.99. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a fifty-two week low of $38.64 and a fifty-two week high of $44.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Venturi Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 169,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 4,018 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the second quarter valued at $449,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the period. Emprise Bank acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after buying an additional 939 shares during the period.

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.