WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Update

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

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Berkeley Inc grew its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 17.2% in the 4th quarter. Berkeley Inc now owns 217,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,527,000 after acquiring an additional 31,877 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $673,000. Bearing Point Capital LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $543,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $467,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $59,000.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:DXJS opened at $35.35 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $34.18 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.11. The company has a market capitalization of $74.24 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.49. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 12-month low of $27.18 and a 12-month high of $35.64.

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 given a dividend of $1.0247 per share. This is an increase from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund’s previous dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date 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.