WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) Short Interest Down 63.1% in November

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRS) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,800 shares, a decline of 63.1% from the October 31st total of 53,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of DGRS traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $56.01. 43,053 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,117. WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a fifty-two week low of $42.17 and a fifty-two week high of $57.15. The company has a market cap of $455.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.00 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $52.47 and its 200 day moving average is $50.14.

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

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 25th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This is an increase from WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund’s previous dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 25th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DGRS. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 74.5% in the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after acquiring an additional 1,535 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 10.6% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 15,970 shares of the company’s stock valued at $823,000 after purchasing an additional 1,533 shares during the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 23.9% during the 3rd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 21,002 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,082,000 after buying an additional 4,054 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Advisor Group LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 27.8% during the 3rd quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 70,181 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,616,000 after buying an additional 15,251 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund

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.