WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,836 shares, an increase of 62.8% from the February 26th total of 15,254 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 84,524 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of DLS stock traded down $0.99 on Friday, hitting $79.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,079 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,630. The stock has a market capitalization of $975.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.75. WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $59.00 and a fifty-two week high of $89.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $85.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $81.56.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DLS. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Arax Advisory Partners lifted its holdings in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 111.6% in the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 309 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC lifted its holdings in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 5,881 shares of the company’s stock worth $476,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.0% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 20,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,575,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period. Finally, Impact Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.2% during the third quarter. Impact Capital Partners LLC now owns 20,995 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,669,000 after purchasing an additional 257 shares during the period.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the dividend-paying market in the industrialized world outside the United States and Canada. The Index consists of companies that compose the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree DEFA Index after the 300 largest companies have been removed.