Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF (NYSEARCA:WDTE) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Posted by Tammy Falkenburg on Dec 31st, 2025

Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF (NYSEARCA:WDTE – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 14,556 shares, an increase of 22.4% from the November 30th total of 11,894 shares. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,632 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 17,632 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF stock traded down $0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.80. 34,716 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,016. Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF has a 12-month low of $30.32 and a 12-month high of $39.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $32.48 and its 200-day moving average is $33.40.

Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st will be issued a $0.1851 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 3,027.0%.

Institutional Trading of Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF stock. OLD Mission Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF (NYSEARCA:WDTE – Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 14,467 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $507,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC owned about 0.74% of Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

About Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF

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The Defiance S&P 500 Enhanced Options & 0DTE Income ETF (WDTE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund is an actively managed fund that seeks to provide enhanced monthly income by placing bullish bets on the S&P 500 Index through a 0DTE put option writing strategy. The secondary objective of the fund is to seek limited exposure to the performance of the index. WDTE was launched on Sep 18, 2023 and is issued by Defiance.