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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 35,600 shares, a decrease of 43.2% from the February 28th total of 62,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Down 1.7 %

DXJS stock traded down $0.61 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $35.32. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 31,731 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,846. The stock has a market cap of $74.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $34.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.27. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $27.18 and a 1 year high of $35.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. WBI Investments LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 8,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 79,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,754,000 after acquiring an additional 1,326 shares in the last quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the fourth quarter valued at $543,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 4th quarter valued at $59,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 50.6% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 314 shares during the period.

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.