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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,500 shares, a drop of 14.6% from the December 15th total of 4,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% in the 2nd 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. Sheets Smith Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% during the third quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at about $673,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in 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 in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ DXJS opened at $33.48 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $70.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $27.18 and a 1 year high of $35.64. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $34.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.89.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

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

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.