Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) Expands By 345.2%

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund (NASDAQ:DGRW) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 47,174 shares, a growth of 345.2% from the July 15th total of 10,595 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 518,349 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DGRW. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,316,890 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 12,667.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 856,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,252,000 after buying an additional 849,982 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 5.0% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 12,422,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,221,000 after buying an additional 590,243 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 8.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 6,940,040 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,078,000 after buying an additional 511,398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund by 53.8% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 1,117,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,933,000 after buying an additional 390,882 shares during the period.

WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund Stock Performance

DGRW traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $100.02. The stock had a trading volume of 324,682 shares, compared to its average volume of 841,607. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.10 and a beta of 0.82. WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund has a 52 week low of $85.37 and a 52 week high of $100.37.

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.