Short Interest in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) Declines By 27.6%

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) saw a significant decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 83,938 shares, a decline of 27.6% from the December 15th total of 116,012 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 209,909 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 209,909 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Price Performance

DEM traded down $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $48.05. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 295,684 shares, compared to its average volume of 262,662. The business’s 50-day moving average is $46.88 and its 200-day moving average is $46.36. The stock has a market cap of $3.38 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.62. WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $37.25 and a fifty-two week high of $48.36.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.072 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 31st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,704,351 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,343,000 after buying an additional 123,553 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,418,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,199,000 after acquiring an additional 95,924 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,899,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,352,000 after buying an additional 20,170 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 5.4% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,571,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,174,000 after buying an additional 80,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC increased its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 2.5% in the third quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 1,184,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $54,474,000 after purchasing an additional 28,565 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.33% of the company’s stock.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Company Profile

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.