WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 42,500 shares, an increase of 490.3% from the January 15th total of 7,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of WCBR opened at $32.61 on Friday. WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $22.20 and a fifty-two week high of $32.66. The company’s fifty day moving average is $29.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.36. The firm has a market cap of $131.74 million, a PE ratio of 46.77 and a beta of 0.85.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $0.0067 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WCBR. Smith Anglin Financial LLC increased its position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 747,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,128,000 after purchasing an additional 45,733 shares in the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 1,456.0% in the 4th quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 345,422 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,762,000 after acquiring an additional 323,223 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 95.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 208,356 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,301,000 after purchasing an additional 101,959 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC increased its holdings in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 97,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after purchasing an additional 660 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 4.0% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 86,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,441,000 after purchasing an additional 3,316 shares during the period.

About WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund

The WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity index. The fund tracks an index of developed market companies primarily involved in cybersecurity and security-oriented technology. WCBR was launched on Jan 28, 2021 and is managed by WisdomTree.