WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 5,202 shares, a drop of 53.9% from the August 15th total of 11,281 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 25,095 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DTH traded down $0.26 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $57.77. The company had a trading volume of 17,260 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,647. The stock has a market capitalization of $655.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $57.50 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.10. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a 52-week low of $46.43 and a 52-week high of $59.18.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 12.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,590,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,024,000 after buying an additional 173,759 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans purchased a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,074,000. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 93,151 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,807,000 after acquiring an additional 4,710 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $5,022,000. Finally, Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $4,660,000.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree DEFA 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 DEFA Index. At the Index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree DEFA 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.