WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) Short Interest Up 104.6% in August

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) was the target of a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 99,266 shares, an increase of 104.6% from the August 15th total of 48,508 shares. Currently, 4.5% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 6,499 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 15.3 days.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

DFE traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $76.47. 1,191 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,891. The company has a market cap of $153.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 0.85. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a one year low of $66.05 and a one year high of $78.34. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $75.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DFE. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,097,000 after purchasing an additional 16,446 shares in the last quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 40.6% during the 4th quarter. 3EDGE Asset Management LP now owns 38,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,795,000 after buying an additional 11,208 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 228.5% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 25,876 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,856,000 after buying an additional 18,000 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 897.6% in the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after buying an additional 6,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the first quarter valued at approximately $309,000.

About WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of small-cap, dividend-paying stocks in Europe. DFE was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.