WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 43,774 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 87% from the previous session’s volume of 23,440 shares.The stock last traded at $95.1450 and had previously closed at $94.80.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Trading Up 0.4%

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.05. The company has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.77.

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

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley raised its position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,162,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,714,000 after buying an additional 52,594 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 838,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,175,000 after acquiring an additional 39,238 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 391,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,262,000 after acquiring an additional 9,447 shares during the period. 626 Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. 626 Financial LLC now owns 313,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,642,000 after purchasing an additional 5,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 246,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,964,000 after purchasing an additional 14,962 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.