WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Stock Short Interest Jumps 237.9%

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,575 shares, an increase of 237.9% from the August 31st total of 5,202 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 20,951 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DTH stock remained flat at $57.10 during trading hours on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 29,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,684. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $57.88 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.20. The firm has a market cap of $648.09 million, a PE ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.56. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a 12 month low of $46.43 and a 12 month high of $59.18.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 87.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 302,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,361,000 after purchasing an additional 141,204 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the second quarter valued at approximately $144,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 17.5% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 21,347 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after purchasing an additional 3,183 shares in the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,022,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $59,000.

About WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree DEFA Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted Index that measures the performance of companies with high dividend yields selected from the WisdomTree DEFA Index. At the Index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree DEFA Index with market capitalizations of at least $200 million and average daily trading volumes of at least $200,000 for the prior three months are ranked by dividend yield.