Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Increases By 147.1%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 38,800 shares, an increase of 147.1% from the January 15th total of 15,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Down 0.4 %

DXJS traded down $0.15 on Friday, reaching $34.62. The company had a trading volume of 8,452 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,812. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $27.18 and a 1 year high of $35.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.70 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.81.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 50.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 935 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 314 shares during the period. 3EDGE Asset Management LP acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $467,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 42,134 shares of the company's stock worth $1,457,000 after acquiring an additional 997 shares during the period. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the third quarter worth about $26,000.

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.