WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 73.6% in September

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,270 shares, a growth of 73.6% from the September 15th total of 4,187 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,009 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of DLS. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 41.7% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 257,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,020,000 after acquiring an additional 75,849 shares in the last quarter. Evanson Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund in the second quarter worth $6,847,000. Neumann Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,247,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 116.3% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 56,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,568,000 after buying an additional 30,318 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 36.9% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 52,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,305,000 after acquiring an additional 14,225 shares during the period.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:DLS traded up $0.56 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $85.90. The stock had a trading volume of 14,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 26,774. WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1 year low of $75.64 and a 1 year high of $90.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.72. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $88.03 and its 200-day moving average is $86.54.

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.