WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (BATS:IQDG) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 39,047 shares, an increase of 114.9% from the August 15th total of 18,172 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 37,845 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $449,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3.8% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 7,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $304,000 after acquiring an additional 278 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 17.2% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 939 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.4% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 169,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,793,000 after purchasing an additional 4,018 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Down 0.5%

IQDG stock opened at $43.26 on Wednesday. WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a fifty-two week low of $38.64 and a fifty-two week high of $44.98. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $43.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $42.80. The stock has a market cap of $830.59 million, a PE ratio of 21.81 and a beta of 0.95.

About WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund

The WisdomTree International Quality Dividend Growth Fund (IQDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of dividend-paying total market stocks from developed markets outside the US and Canada. The index is weighted by dividends paid. IQDG was launched on Apr 7, 2016 and is managed by WisdomTree.