WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,367 shares, a growth of 80.8% from the February 26th total of 13,481 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,035 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Stock Performance

NYSEARCA DTD opened at $85.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.47 billion, a PE ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $88.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.74. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a 52-week low of $67.09 and a 52-week high of $91.02.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 32,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,766,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339 shares during the period. Klingman & Associates LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund during the 3rd quarter worth $252,000. Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 8,896.7% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 232,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,490,000 after purchasing an additional 229,447 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 5.8% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 45,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,836,000 after purchasing an additional 2,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Melone Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 14.1% during the third quarter. Melone Private Wealth LLC now owns 142,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,982,000 after purchasing an additional 17,670 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.