WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Short Interest Down 54.4% in March

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) saw a large decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 246,592 shares, a decline of 54.4% from the February 26th total of 540,443 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 654,413 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 1,262.5% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,020,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $435,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,799,228 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,301,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $331,814,000 after purchasing an additional 71,683 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 24,677.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 621,416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $79,560,000 after buying an additional 618,908 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 498,977 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,932,000 after buying an additional 19,606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 9.5% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 462,528 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $59,218,000 after buying an additional 40,005 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Trading Down 1.8%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund stock traded down $2.94 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $156.38. The stock had a trading volume of 216,492 shares, compared to its average volume of 666,112. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has a one year low of $91.58 and a one year high of $170.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.41. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $159.54 and its 200 day moving average is $144.93.

About WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index (the Index). The Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the United States dollar. In this sense, the Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the yen against the United States dollar.