Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Decreases By 43.2%

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of 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. Currently, 1.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DXJS traded down $0.61 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $35.32. 31,731 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,846. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.26. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 52 week low of $27.18 and a 52 week high of $35.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.17 million, a PE ratio of 11.63 and a beta of 0.49.

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.