WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEARCA:IHDG) Stock Short Interest Jumps 861.6%

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NYSEARCA:IHDG) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,696 shares, a growth of 861.6% from the September 15th total of 3,504 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 76,429 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA IHDG traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $51.77. The company had a trading volume of 101,064 shares, compared to its average volume of 160,881. The company has a market capitalization of $2.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.46 and a beta of 0.71. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $52.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $51.61. WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 12-month low of $45.87 and a 12-month high of $54.14.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 3rd quarter worth about $9,131,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $384,000. Worth Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $381,000. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $159,000. Finally, Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the second quarter worth approximately $70,000.

About WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

The WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of stocks in developed markets outside North America, screened for quality and growth factors. The fund is currency hedged for US investors. IHDG was launched on May 7, 2014 and is managed by WisdomTree.