WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 13,695 shares, a drop of 54.8% from the January 29th total of 30,307 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 21,958 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Based on an average daily volume of 21,958 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of DTD traded down $0.35 on Friday, hitting $90.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,903 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,010. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $87.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.03. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $67.09 and a fifty-two week high of $91.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 24th were issued a dividend of $0.095 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 24th. This is a positive change from WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund’s previous monthly dividend of $0.07. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DTD. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.9% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 239,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,141,000 after buying an additional 11,210 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund in the third quarter valued at about $288,000. UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 92,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,758,000 after purchasing an additional 4,225 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 42.8% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 5,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $451,000 after buying an additional 1,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund in the second quarter worth $97,000.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.