WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 82,994 shares, an increase of 115.8% from the March 15th total of 38,458 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,731 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of DHS stock traded down $1.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $109.58. The company had a trading volume of 29,995 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,498. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $110.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.51 and a beta of 0.63. WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $88.19 and a 52 week high of $114.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Melone Private Wealth LLC grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 3.4% during the third quarter. Melone Private Wealth LLC now owns 10,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 35.2% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after acquiring an additional 879 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 1.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 859,127 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,557,000 after acquiring an additional 14,915 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 136.7% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 5.3% during the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,587 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree 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 Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Dividend 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.