WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Short Interest Up 232.3% in September

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,600 shares, a growth of 232.3% from the August 31st total of 6,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

An institutional investor recently raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) by 74.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,595 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,535 shares during the quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc.’s holdings in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund were worth $169,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Trading Up 0.8 %

DGRS traded up $0.41 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $51.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 18,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,860. The stock has a market cap of $397.61 million, a P/E ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.67. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a twelve month low of $38.46 and a twelve month high of $53.10.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th will be issued a $0.145 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 25th. This is a positive change from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous dividend of $0.09.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of US small-cap stocks with growth characteristics. DGRS was launched on Jul 25, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.