Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Drops By 14.6%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,500 shares, a decrease of 14.6% from the December 15th total of 4,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at $673,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company's stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management grew its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company's stock valued at $449,000 after buying an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% during the third 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 period.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

Shares of DXJS traded up $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $33.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 27,901 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,464. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.90. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 52-week low of $27.18 and a 52-week high of $35.64. The company has a market cap of $70.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were paid a $1.0247 dividend. This is a positive change from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund's previous dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th.

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.

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