WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Down 14.6% in December

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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Trading Up 0.6 %

DXJS stock opened at $33.48 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $70.31 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $34.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.89. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 12-month low of $27.18 and a 12-month high of $35.64.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at about $673,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,000 after buying an additional 1,067 shares in the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $26,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management lifted its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,000 after acquiring an additional 687 shares during the period.

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.