WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 64,690 shares, a growth of 2,249.8% from the March 31st total of 2,753 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 93,594 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Goldstone Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 0.3% during the third quarter. Goldstone Financial Group LLC now owns 60,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,985,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Breakwater Capital Group lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 1.4% during the first quarter. Breakwater Capital Group now owns 30,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,623,000 after purchasing an additional 422 shares in the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 10.0% during the fourth quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DTH traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $55.70. 23,193 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 66,017. The company has a market cap of $679.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.58. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $43.30 and a fifty-two week high of $58.04. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $55.16 and its 200-day moving average is $52.51.

About WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted Index that measures the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree DEFA Index. At the Index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree DEFA Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield.