WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 320,972 shares, a growth of 384.0% from the August 31st total of 66,323 shares. Currently, 1.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 31,816 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 10.1 days.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund stock traded down $0.38 on Friday, hitting $63.21. The company had a trading volume of 3,103 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,733. WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1 year low of $54.97 and a 1 year high of $66.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $63.34 and a 200-day moving average of $63.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.02 and a beta of 0.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DGS. Phillip James Consulting Co. purchased a new position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 1st quarter worth $580,000. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.3% in the first quarter. Marathon Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 34,494 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,073,000 after purchasing an additional 1,095 shares during the last quarter. Osbon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. Okabena Investment Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund during the fourth quarter valued at about $244,000. Finally, Seven Mile Advisory lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Seven Mile Advisory now owns 93,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,330,000 after purchasing an additional 1,936 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small-cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. Companies included in the Index fall within the bottom 10% of total market capitalization of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index as of the annual index measurement date.