WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Trading Down 1.7% – Should You Sell?

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) shares were down 1.7% during trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $41.37 and last traded at $41.78. Approximately 42,033 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 4% from the average daily volume of 40,409 shares. The stock had previously closed at $42.49.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Down 1.7 %

The stock has a market cap of $343.43 million, a P/E ratio of 12.28 and a beta of 1.12. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $46.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.43.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 26th were paid a dividend of $0.205 per share. This is a boost from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.04. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 26th. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.89%.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DGRS. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 39.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after purchasing an additional 350 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $40,000. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI raised its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI now owns 136,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,339,000 after purchasing an additional 1,282 shares during the period. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 22,455 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,453 shares during the period.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of US small-cap stocks with growth characteristics. DGRS was launched on Jul 25, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.