WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DGS) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,500 shares, a drop of 83.1% from the May 15th total of 67,900 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 183,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DGS. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 143.1% in the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 365,074 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,858,000 after acquiring an additional 214,930 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 5,520.7% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 218,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,536,000 after purchasing an additional 214,202 shares in the last quarter. Inlight Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,452,000. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 266,580 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,041,000 after purchasing an additional 13,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invenio Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Invenio Wealth Partners LLC now owns 87,912 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,301,000 after buying an additional 9,854 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of DGS opened at $54.16 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $50.81 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $49.76. The company has a market capitalization of $1.63 billion, a PE ratio of 12.11 and a beta of 0.68. WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 52-week low of $42.83 and a 52-week high of $55.05.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of primarily small-cap stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index.