WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DTD) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 30,307 shares, an increase of 82.5% from the January 15th total of 16,608 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 29,587 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Retirement Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 8,896.7% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 232,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,490,000 after buying an additional 229,447 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at $11,508,000. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. boosted its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 152.5% during the 2nd quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. now owns 112,594 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,953,000 after acquiring an additional 68,000 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,162,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,714,000 after acquiring an additional 52,594 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group LLP grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund by 734.2% in the 3rd quarter. Susquehanna International Group LLP now owns 47,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,029,000 after acquiring an additional 42,217 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA DTD traded up $0.37 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $89.96. 20,767 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 31,176. The stock has a market cap of $1.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.40 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.46. WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund has a 1-year low of $67.09 and a 1-year high of $91.02.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a dividend of $0.065 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%.

WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund (DTD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Dividend index. The fund tracks an index of US companies selected and weighted based on the dollar amount of dividends paid. DTD was launched on Jun 16, 2006 and is managed by WisdomTree.