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This ETF Holds Companies With Heavy Insider Buying - DES

A look at the weighted underlying holdings of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (Symbol: DES) shows an impressive 28.6% of holdings on a weighted basis have experienced insider buying within the past six months.

Chemours Co (Symbol: CC), which makes up 1.49% of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (Symbol: DES), has seen 3 directors and officers purchase shares in the past six months, according to the recent Form 4 data. The ETF holds a total of $21,092,136 worth of CC, making it the #4 largest holding. The table below details the recent insider buying activity observed at CC:

CC — last trade: $19.69 — Recent Insider Buys:

Purchased Insider Title Shares Price/Share Value
03/02/2020 Richard H. Brown Director 7,500 $14.06 $105,450
03/13/2020 E. Bryan Snell President, Titanium Tech 11,000 $10.15 $111,650
05/07/2020 Mark Newman Senior VP & COO 2,500 $11.62 $29,048

And Hillenbrand Inc (Symbol: HI), the #37 largest holding among components of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund (Symbol: DES), shows 6 directors and officers as recently filing Form 4's indicating purchases. The ETF holds $6,535,987 worth of HI, which represents approximately 0.46% of the ETF's total assets at last check. The recent insider buying activity observed at HI is detailed in the table below:

HI — last trade: $30.03 — Recent Insider Buys:

Purchased Insider Title Shares Price/Share Value
02/06/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 1,000 $28.50 $28,500
02/10/2020 Nicholas R. Farrell VP, GC, Sec, Chief Compliance 1,000 $28.88 $28,878
02/19/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 1,000 $26.25 $26,250
02/26/2020 Joe Anthony Raver President and CEO 2,000 $25.43 $50,860
02/26/2020 Tom Johnson Director 2,000 $24.96 $49,920
02/28/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 1,000 $23.00 $23,000
03/03/2020 F. Joseph Loughrey Director 10,000 $22.23 $222,300
03/03/2020 Joe Anthony Raver President and CEO 2,000 $22.49 $44,978
03/05/2020 Michael M. Jones 8,700 $22.96 $199,752
03/10/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 1,000 $20.75 $20,750
03/11/2020 Joe Anthony Raver President and CEO 2,000 $20.06 $40,128
03/10/2020 Nicholas R. Farrell VP, GC, Sec, Chief Compliance 1,000 $20.86 $20,860
03/12/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 2,000 $18.19 $36,380
03/13/2020 Kristina A. Cerniglia Sr VP, Chief Financial Officer 2,000 $17.52 $35,040
03/13/2020 Joe Anthony Raver President and CEO 5,000 $17.03 $85,130
03/18/2020 J. Michael Whitted Sr. VP Strategy & Corp Dev 2,000 $15.03 $30,060
03/12/2020 Michael M. Jones 3,000 $17.78 $53,328

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