WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Short Interest Up 82.5% in January

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 30,307 shares, an increase of 82.5% from the January 15th total of 16,608 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 29,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its stake in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 8,896.7% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 232,026 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,490,000 after buying an additional 229,447 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund during the third quarter valued at approximately $11,508,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 152.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 112,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,953,000 after acquiring an additional 68,000 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,162,988 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,714,000 after purchasing an additional 52,594 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP lifted its position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 734.2% during the third quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 47,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,029,000 after purchasing an additional 42,217 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA:DTD traded up $0.37 on Friday, hitting $89.96. 20,767 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,176. The company has a market cap of $1.55 billion, a PE ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $86.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $84.46. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $67.09 and a 52 week high of $91.02.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 29th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a $0.065 dividend. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.