WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 65,094 shares, an increase of 192.5% from the August 31st total of 22,258 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 398,293 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

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

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,589,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,501,000 after buying an additional 139,133 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3,151.0% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,358,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $121,507,000 after buying an additional 1,316,890 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 53.8% in the 4th quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,117,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,933,000 after acquiring an additional 390,882 shares in the last quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Waddell & Associates LLC now owns 990,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,625,000 after acquiring an additional 12,857 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC now owns 930,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,706,000 after acquiring an additional 30,454 shares during the period.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DGRW stock traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $98.49. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 501,595 shares, compared to its average volume of 773,003. The company has a market cap of $17.05 billion, a PE ratio of 22.10 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $98.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $95.31. WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 52 week low of $85.37 and a 52 week high of $100.59.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (DGRW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks the performance of an index that invests in large- and mid-cap dividend-paying US common stocks with growth characteristics. DGRW was launched on May 22, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.