WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,047 shares, an increase of 114.9% from the August 15th total of 18,172 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,845 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Trading Down 1.1%

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock opened at $43.34 on Monday. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 1-year low of $38.64 and a 1-year high of $44.98. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $43.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $42.81. The company has a market capitalization of $832.20 million, a P/E ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 11.7% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 181,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,538,000 after buying an additional 19,083 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $6,793,000 after acquiring an additional 4,018 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $638,000. Compass Financial Management LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $449,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in 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 last quarter.

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.