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

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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

NASDAQ DXJS traded up $0.29 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $35.20. The stock had a trading volume of 12,804 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,806. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 52-week low of $27.18 and a 52-week high of $35.64. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $34.16 and a 200 day moving average of $34.09. The stock has a market cap of $73.92 million, a P/E ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $1.0247 dividend. 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.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in DXJS. Berkeley Inc boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Berkeley Inc now owns 217,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,527,000 after purchasing an additional 31,877 shares during the last quarter. 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 worth $291,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in 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 valued at $2,754,000 after acquiring an additional 1,326 shares in the last quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $543,000. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $59,000.

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.