WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 71,353 shares, a growth of 70.4% from the January 15th total of 41,880 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 53,819 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Approximately 0.6% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 53,819 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DHS. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its stake in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 3.9% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 10,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $967,000 after acquiring an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 37.3% during the 2nd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 9,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,000 after acquiring an additional 2,705 shares during the last quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. raised its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 10.8% during the second quarter. BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. now owns 1,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 25.8% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 103,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,939,000 after purchasing an additional 21,267 shares during the period. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 9.3% in the second quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 4,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of DHS traded up $0.76 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $113.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 32,115 shares, compared to its average volume of 46,024. WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $85.68 and a 1-year high of $114.22. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.51 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a 50 day moving average of $105.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $101.94.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 29th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th were issued a $0.195 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%.

About WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

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.