WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DHS) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 38,458 shares, a decline of 20.4% from the February 26th total of 48,337 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 31,701 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the third quarter worth $25,000. Private Trust Co. NA raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 136.7% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund by 4,166.7% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 512 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund during the third quarter valued at $61,000.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DHS opened at $107.65 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $109.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $104.17. The company has a market capitalization of $1.38 billion, a PE ratio of 15.51 and a beta of 0.70. WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund has a 12-month low of $85.68 and a 12-month high of $114.22.

WisdomTree U.S. High Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree 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 Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Dividend 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.