Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) Grows By 281.1%

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 103,620 shares, a growth of 281.1% from the January 15th total of 27,191 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,051,959 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,051,959 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 0.9% in the third quarter. Uhlmann Price Securities LLC now owns 12,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,124,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 18,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,602,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 6,386 shares of the company’s stock worth $568,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Farrell Financial LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Farrell Financial LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New World Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. New World Advisors LLC now owns 6,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $550,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Up 0.5%

NASDAQ:DGRW traded up $0.42 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $93.64. 516,241 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 889,603. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $90.61 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.99. The firm has a market cap of $16.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.10 and a beta of 0.85. WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a one year low of $69.84 and a one year high of $93.82.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a dividend of $0.025 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks the performance of an index that invests in large- and mid-cap dividend-paying US common stocks with growth characteristics. DGRW was launched on May 22, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.