WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) Short Interest Down 93.8% in August

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 22,201 shares, a drop of 93.8% from the July 30th total of 360,610 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 441,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 122.6% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 19,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $814,000 after buying an additional 10,656 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 37.5% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 6,857 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,000 after acquiring an additional 1,869 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 10.2% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 592,480 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,833,000 after acquiring an additional 54,959 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund during the second quarter worth $202,000. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund in the second quarter valued at $157,000. 58.33% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DEM traded down $0.12 during trading on Thursday, hitting $55.38. 170,978 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 266,460. WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has a 12-month low of $44.23 and a 12-month high of $56.53. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $54.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $52.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.55.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index are ranked by dividend yield.