WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Short Interest Up 192.3% in January

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 333,257 shares, an increase of 192.3% from the January 15th total of 114,006 shares. Approximately 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 61,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 61,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.4 days. Approximately 3.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Stock Down 0.3%

DTH traded down $0.15 during trading on Friday, reaching $56.10. 45,174 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 73,949. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $37.58 and a fifty-two week high of $56.86. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $52.84 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.33. The company has a market capitalization of $597.47 million, a P/E ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.66.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 7.8% during the second quarter. Crescent Grove Advisors LLC now owns 36,426 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,688,000 after acquiring an additional 2,624 shares during the period. Great Diamond Partners LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund during the 2nd quarter worth about $997,000. Valued Retirements Inc. acquired a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund during the 2nd quarter valued at about $202,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 76,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,561,000 after purchasing an additional 3,016 shares during the period. Finally, Farmers National Bank boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 37.1% in the 2nd quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 32,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,498,000 after purchasing an additional 8,747 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Company Profile

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.