WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 161,491 shares, a growth of 61.7% from the June 30th total of 99,856 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 39,211 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.1 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of DGS remained flat at $60.90 during trading hours on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 45,809 shares, compared to its average volume of 80,753. The company has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50 day moving average is $64.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.88. WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $54.63 and a 1-year high of $66.90.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BOKF NA increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 112.6% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 10,699 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 661 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC increased its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.3% in the 1st quarter. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 34,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,073,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small-cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. Companies included in the Index fall within the bottom 10% of total market capitalization of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index as of the annual index measurement date.