WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,724 shares, a decline of 50.4% from the September 15th total of 17,575 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 27,199 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 12.3% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,590,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,024,000 after acquiring an additional 173,759 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 87.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 302,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,361,000 after acquiring an additional 141,204 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 1.4% in the third quarter. Stonebridge Wealth Management LLC now owns 150,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,372,000 after acquiring an additional 2,046 shares during the last quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund during the second quarter worth $5,022,000. Finally, Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. bought a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund during the first quarter worth $4,660,000.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DTH traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $55.77. 16,694 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,613. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $46.43 and a 1-year high of $59.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $635.78 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $57.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $56.43.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Company Profile

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