WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) Short Interest Up 115.8% in March

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 82,994 shares, an increase of 115.8% from the March 15th total of 38,458 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,731 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.6% of the company’s shares are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

DHS traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $109.67. 22,983 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 39,020. WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has a one year low of $89.59 and a one year high of $114.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.51 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $110.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.85.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 12,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $109,000. MidFirst Bank bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $225,000. Catalyst Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the 4th quarter valued at about $3,386,000. Finally, Wick Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 38,040.1% during the 4th quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,026,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,503,000 after purchasing an additional 1,023,660 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Dividend Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield.