WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,200 shares, an increase of 1,266.7% from the October 31st total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DXJS. D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,000 after buying an additional 687 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $673,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management increased its holdings in 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 in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WBI Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 4.6% in the second quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 7,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $262,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DXJS traded down $0.61 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $33.94. 5,680 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,961. The company has a market cap of $74.67 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a twelve month low of $27.18 and a twelve month high of $35.64. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.78.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were paid a dividend of $0.015 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 25th.

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.