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

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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

NASDAQ:DXJS opened at $34.62 on Friday. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 52 week low of $27.18 and a 52 week high of $35.64. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $34.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.82. The firm has a market cap of $72.70 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 declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a dividend of $1.0247 per share. 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 42,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 997 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at about $673,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $467,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of 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 worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $59,000.

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.