WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRE) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 38,800 shares, an increase of 68.0% from the February 29th total of 23,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the first quarter valued at $38,000. Exchange Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $255,000. OLD Mission Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 86.9% in the 1st quarter. OLD Mission Capital LLC now owns 14,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 6,947 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 101.0% during the 4th quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 92,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,968,000 after acquiring an additional 46,514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $2,499,000.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ DGRE traded up $0.33 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $25.70. 21,295 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 15,580. The company has a 50 day moving average of $25.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.71. The firm has a market cap of $131.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.35 and a beta of 0.78. WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 52-week low of $21.18 and a 52-week high of $26.26.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.09 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 22nd.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Emerging Markets Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed portfolio of dividend-paying emerging-market stocks with growth characteristics. The fund seeks income and capital appreciation. DGRE was launched on Aug 1, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.