WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEW) Short Interest Down 55.1% in August

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEW) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,026 shares, a decline of 55.1% from the August 15th total of 4,512 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 8,559 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Asset Dedication LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 31,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund by 13.2% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the last quarter. Gateway Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund in the first quarter valued at about $356,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund by 31.6% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 37,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,464,000 after acquiring an additional 8,926 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new position in WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund during the first quarter worth about $90,000.

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DEW traded down $0.83 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $71.08. 23,062 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,955. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $69.33. The company has a market cap of $146.42 million, a PE ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 0.59. WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $58.66 and a 1-year high of $73.51.

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Global Equity Income Fund (the Fund), formerly WisdomTree Europe Equity Income Fund, seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Global High-Yielding Equity Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of high dividend-yielding companies selected from the WisdomTree Global Dividend Index, which measures the performance of dividend-paying companies in the United States, developed and emerging markets.