Short Interest in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) Drops By 85.2%

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 153,097 shares, a drop of 85.2% from the May 14th total of 1,036,322 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 234,432 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Islay Capital Management LLC raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 8.1% during the third quarter. Islay Capital Management LLC now owns 28,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,293,000 after acquiring an additional 2,114 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 12.8% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 3,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 43.5% during the third quarter. BlueStem Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $574,000 after acquiring an additional 3,781 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 69.5% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,761 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after acquiring an additional 2,772 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 43.0% during the third quarter. Arbor Trust Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 87,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,031,000 after acquiring an additional 26,341 shares in the last quarter. 58.33% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DEM stock traded down $0.41 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $53.89. 128,043 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 275,641. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.55. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.10. WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has a twelve month low of $44.23 and a twelve month high of $56.53.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index are ranked by dividend yield.