WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Short Interest Up 217.5% in September

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,340,000 shares, a growth of 217.5% from the August 31st total of 422,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 343,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 343,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of DXJ opened at $129.61 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $125.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $115.87. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has a twelve month low of $91.58 and a twelve month high of $130.32.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 34.7% in the 2nd quarter. Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. now owns 941,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $107,528,000 after purchasing an additional 242,250 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 33.6% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 552,093 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $60,830,000 after purchasing an additional 138,978 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 422,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,282,000 after purchasing an additional 11,223 shares in the last quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 104.9% in the 1st quarter. Permanens Capital L.P. now owns 317,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,954,000 after purchasing an additional 162,390 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Partners Capital Investment Group LLP raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 83.2% in the 1st quarter. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP now owns 280,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $30,944,000 after purchasing an additional 127,528 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index (the Index). The Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the United States dollar.