WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFE) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,288 shares, a decline of 93.7% from the August 31st total of 99,266 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,560 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.1 days.

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund Trading Down 0.3%

WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund stock traded down $0.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $75.42. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,879 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,882. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $76.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $75.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $165.92 million, a PE ratio of 11.89 and a beta of 0.85. WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1 year low of $66.05 and a 1 year high of $78.34.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 228.5% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 25,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,856,000 after acquiring an additional 18,000 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 71,052 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,097,000 after acquiring an additional 16,446 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund by 897.6% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,000 after purchasing an additional 6,750 shares during the period. Kavar Capital Partners Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund during the 1st quarter worth approximately $309,000. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $154,000.

About WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund

The WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend index. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of small-cap, dividend-paying stocks in Europe. DFE was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.