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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,900 shares, a decrease of 37.1% from the March 31st total of 6,200 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 21,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 9.6% in the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 46,187 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,617,000 after buying an additional 4,053 shares during the last quarter. WBI Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $291,000 after buying an additional 498 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $2,754,000 after buying an additional 1,326 shares during the last quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $543,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter worth approximately $59,000.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Trading Up 0.6 %

DXJS opened at $34.86 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $34.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.21. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1-year low of $27.18 and a 1-year high of $35.93. The company has a market cap of $76.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.15 and a beta of 0.49.

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.