WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 79,304 shares, a growth of 63.6% from the February 26th total of 48,466 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,518 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.3 days. Approximately 3.6% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 50.2% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,798 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 1,270 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter worth $748,000. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1,031.0% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 54,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,822,000 after acquiring an additional 49,684 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 6.9% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,592,000 after purchasing an additional 3,319 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA DFE traded down $0.99 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $69.06. 7,512 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,919. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $74.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $71.75. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a one year low of $54.43 and a one year high of $78.07. The company has a market cap of $151.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 0.96.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

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.