WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 237.9% in September

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTH) saw a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,575 shares, an increase of 237.9% from the August 31st total of 5,202 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 20,951 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DTH remained flat at $57.10 on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 29,165 shares, compared to its average volume of 50,684. WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund has a 52 week low of $46.43 and a 52 week high of $59.18. The firm has a market cap of $648.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.30 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $57.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 87.6% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 302,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,361,000 after purchasing an additional 141,204 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund during the 2nd quarter worth $144,000. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund by 17.5% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 21,347 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,155,000 after buying an additional 3,183 shares during the period. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter worth $5,022,000. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund in the 2nd quarter worth $59,000.

About WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund

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.