Short Interest in WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (NYSEARCA:XSOE) Increases By 268.9%

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (NYSEARCA:XSOE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 44,936 shares, an increase of 268.9% from the November 30th total of 12,182 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 257,847 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 257,847 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund Price Performance

Shares of XSOE traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $39.06. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 35,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 212,670. WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund has a 52-week low of $27.00 and a 52-week high of $40.12. The company has a market cap of $2.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.70 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $38.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.77.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NBC Securities Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund by 1.8% in the second quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 28,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $971,000 after acquiring an additional 489 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. raised its position in WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund by 4.3% during the second quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 45,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after purchasing an additional 1,891 shares in the last quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund by 1.8% during the second quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $565,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund in the 2nd quarter worth about $220,000. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 980,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,823,000 after purchasing an additional 3,487 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund

The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund (XSOE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of emerging market companies, excluding state-owned enterprises. XSOE was launched on Dec 10, 2014 and is managed by WisdomTree.