WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Up 147.1% in January

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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DXJS opened at $34.64 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $34.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.80. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a fifty-two week low of $27.18 and a fifty-two week high of $35.64. The firm has a market cap of $72.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 42,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,457,000 after purchasing an additional 997 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the third quarter valued at $673,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP bought a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $467,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management lifted 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 purchasing an additional 699 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at $59,000.

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.