Short Interest in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) Grows By 507.7%

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) saw a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 43,383 shares, a growth of 507.7% from the May 14th total of 7,139 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 67,353 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

Shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock traded up $0.31 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $43.40. 16,916 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 76,765. The stock has a market cap of $833.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $42.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.12. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 12 month low of $37.32 and a 12 month high of $44.52.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 181,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,538,000 after purchasing an additional 19,083 shares during the period. Rossby Financial LCC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $638,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 5,459 shares of the company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after purchasing an additional 278 shares during the period. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 169,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 4,018 shares during the period.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IQDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of dividend-paying total market stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada. The index is weighted by dividends paid. IQDG was launched on Apr 7, 2016 and is managed by WisdomTree.