WisdomTree International Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DWM) Short Interest Up 138.4% in July

WisdomTree International Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DWM) saw a significant growth in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,514 shares, a growth of 138.4% from the July 15th total of 15,738 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 14,007 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DWM. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in WisdomTree International Equity Fund by 0.8% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 17,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in WisdomTree International Equity Fund by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $205,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in WisdomTree International Equity Fund by 0.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 26,528 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,854,000 after buying an additional 184 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in WisdomTree International Equity Fund by 5.1% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the period. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree International Equity Fund by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 47,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,261,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. 67.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

WisdomTree International Equity Fund Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of WisdomTree International Equity Fund stock traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $76.67. The company had a trading volume of 4,519 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,363. The company has a market capitalization of $693.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 0.66. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $74.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $73.29. WisdomTree International Equity Fund has a 1-year low of $64.55 and a 1-year high of $84.37.

WisdomTree International Equity Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree International Equity Fund (DWM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree International Equity index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of dividend-paying companies in developed markets excluding Canada and the US. DWM was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.