WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DLS) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 4,556 shares, a drop of 76.7% from the July 30th total of 19,572 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,739 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DLS. Arax Advisory Partners grew its position in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 111.6% during the fourth quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund in the second quarter worth about $40,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 707.4% during the fourth quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 654 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after buying an additional 573 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund by 49.6% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of DLS stock traded up $0.21 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $89.50. The company had a trading volume of 11,718 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,665. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $86.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $85.90. WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 52-week low of $75.64 and a 52-week high of $89.64. The company has a market capitalization of $1.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.31 and a beta of 0.72.

About WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the small-capitalization segment of the dividend-paying market in the industrialized world outside the United States and Canada. The Index consists of companies that compose the bottom 25% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree DEFA Index after the 300 largest companies have been removed.