Short Interest in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) Rises By 490.3%

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) saw a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 42,500 shares, a growth of 490.3% from the January 15th total of 7,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund stock traded down $0.14 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $32.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 8,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,419. WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund has a 52-week low of $22.20 and a 52-week high of $32.65. The company has a market cap of $129.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.77 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $29.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.29.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $0.0067 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 14.6% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 501 shares during the period. Nwam LLC boosted its position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 35.0% during the 4th quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 25,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $724,000 after buying an additional 6,642 shares during the period. Grange Capital LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund in the 4th quarter worth $1,910,000. Smith Anglin Financial LLC raised its holdings in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 747,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,128,000 after purchasing an additional 45,733 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund in the 4th quarter worth $215,000.

About WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund

The WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity index. The fund tracks an index of developed market companies primarily involved in cybersecurity and security-oriented technology. WCBR was launched on Jan 28, 2021 and is managed by WisdomTree.