WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) Short Interest Up 62.8% in March

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,836 shares, an increase of 62.8% from the February 26th total of 15,254 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 84,524 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DLS. Arax Advisory Partners grew its position in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 111.6% in the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 309 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 678.0% during the third quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund during the third quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Operose Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 707.4% in the 4th quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DLS traded down $0.99 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $79.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 50,079 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,630. WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $59.00 and a 52 week high of $89.37. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $85.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $81.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $975.14 million, a PE ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.75.

About WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

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.