Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Decreases By 43.2%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 35,600 shares, a decrease of 43.2% from the February 28th total of 62,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Approximately 1.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

Shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund stock opened at $35.93 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $75.45 million, a PE ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $34.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.24. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $27.18 and a 1 year high of $35.93.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 50.6% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. WBI Investments LLC lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 8,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 79,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,754,000 after purchasing an additional 1,326 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Company Profile

The WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (DXJS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in small-cap stocks. The fund tracks a dividend-weighted index of Japanese small-cap stocks. The fund is hedged for currency fluctuations between the USD and JPY. DXJS was launched on Jun 28, 2013 and is managed by WisdomTree.