WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Up 200.0% in October

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 600 shares, a growth of 200.0% from the October 15th total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 14,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

DXJS traded down $0.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $34.41. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 32,412 shares, compared to its average volume of 19,359. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a twelve month low of $27.18 and a twelve month high of $35.64. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $33.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.74. The stock has a market cap of $75.70 million, a PE ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 27th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 25th were issued a $0.015 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 25th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth $673,000. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares during the period. Sheets Smith Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% in the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 11,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $384,000 after purchasing an additional 1,067 shares during the period. Finally, WBI Investments LLC increased its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. WBI Investments LLC now owns 7,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares in the last quarter.

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.