Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Grows By 44.5%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in 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. Currently, 3.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.1 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ DXJS opened at $34.91 on Friday. 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 moving average of $34.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $34.09. The company has a market capitalization of $73.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.41 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $1.0247 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is a boost from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund’s previous dividend of $0.02.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Berkeley Inc lifted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 17.2% during 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. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake 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 buying an additional 1,326 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 42,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,457,000 after buying an additional 997 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter worth approximately $673,000. Finally, Bearing Point Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $543,000.

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.