Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Grows By 1,266.7%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,200 shares, an increase of 1,266.7% from the October 31st total of 600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Trading Down 1.9 %

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund stock opened at $33.89 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $74.55 million, a P/E ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1-year low of $27.18 and a 1-year high of $35.64. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.06 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.78.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 25th were given a $0.015 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $673,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its stake 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 valued at $1,396,000 after buying an additional 687 shares during the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,000 after acquiring an additional 1,067 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

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.