WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 38,800 shares, a growth of 147.1% from the January 15th total of 15,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 12,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DXJS. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the third quarter valued at $26,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 50.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 314 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $59,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management raised its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% during the third quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company’s stock valued at $449,000 after buying an additional 699 shares during the period. Finally, 3EDGE Asset Management LP acquired a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $467,000.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund stock opened at $34.62 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $34.37 and its 200-day moving average is $33.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $72.70 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. 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 business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were given a dividend of $1.0247 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 26th. This is a positive change from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund’s previous dividend of $0.02.

About WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

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.