WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) Short Interest Up 104.6% in August

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) saw a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 99,266 shares, a growth of 104.6% from the August 15th total of 48,508 shares. Currently, 4.5% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,499 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 15.3 days.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund stock traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $75.87. 3,101 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,927. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 12-month low of $66.05 and a 12-month high of $78.34. The firm has a market cap of $166.91 million, a P/E ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a fifty day moving average of $75.93 and a 200 day moving average of $75.09.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 228.5% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 25,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after acquiring an additional 18,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 16,446 shares in the last quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP boosted its stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 40.6% in the 4th quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP now owns 38,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,795,000 after purchasing an additional 11,208 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 897.6% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 6,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $309,000.

About WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of small-cap, dividend-paying stocks in Europe. DFE was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.