WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 62,700 shares, an increase of 44.5% from the February 13th total of 43,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 15,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.1 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

NASDAQ DXJS traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $35.55. The stock had a trading volume of 35,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,206. The firm's 50 day moving average is $34.24 and its 200 day moving average is $34.13. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a twelve month low of $27.18 and a twelve month high of $35.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 0.28.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The company 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 an increase from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund's previous dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 50.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 935 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the last quarter. WBI Investments LLC raised its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 8,416 shares of the company's stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised 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 purchasing an additional 687 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 79,632 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,754,000 after purchasing an additional 1,326 shares during the last quarter.

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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.