WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) Short Interest Down 93.8% in August

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DEM) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 22,201 shares, a decrease of 93.8% from the July 30th total of 360,610 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 441,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DEM. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 5.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 8,939,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,558,000 after buying an additional 491,321 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 19.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,100,731 shares of the company’s stock valued at $352,835,000 after acquiring an additional 1,165,485 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 4.1% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,418,443 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,199,000 after acquiring an additional 95,924 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,917,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,572,000 after purchasing an additional 18,243 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 1,208,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,438,000 after purchasing an additional 23,787 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.33% of the company’s stock.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund Price Performance

NYSEARCA DEM traded up $0.45 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $55.53. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 100,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 265,858. WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund has a 12 month low of $44.23 and a 12 month high of $56.53. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $54.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $52.69. The company has a market cap of $4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.55.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of the highest dividend yielding stocks selected from the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index. At the index measurement date, companies within the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend Index are ranked by dividend yield.