WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) Short Interest Up 96.7% in August

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 24,879 shares, a growth of 96.7% from the July 30th total of 12,650 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,957 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Continuum Advisory LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in the second quarter valued at $27,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in the second quarter valued at $116,000. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in the second quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Eastern Bank acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund in the second quarter worth about $28,000.

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund Stock Performance

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund stock traded down $0.36 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $57.37. 12,956 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 69,078. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.85 billion, a PE ratio of 15.27 and a beta of 0.75. WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $49.02 and a fifty-two week high of $58.50.

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund), formerly WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index. The WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index provides exposure to European equities while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the Euro and the United States dollar. The Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the Euro against the United States dollar.