WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Short Interest Down 73.7% in January

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) saw a large decline in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 270,590 shares, a decline of 73.7% from the January 15th total of 1,029,112 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 738,666 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 738,666 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 1,262.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,020,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $435,499,000 after purchasing an additional 2,799,228 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 24,677.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 621,416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $79,560,000 after buying an additional 618,908 shares during the last quarter. Robinhood Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,014,000. Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 34.7% during the 2nd quarter. Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. now owns 941,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,528,000 after buying an additional 242,250 shares during the period. Finally, New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 2,000.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 232,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,157,000 after acquiring an additional 221,787 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSEARCA DXJ traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $166.85. The stock had a trading volume of 1,594,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 840,735. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $150.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $137.45. The company has a market capitalization of $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.41. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $91.58 and a 1 year high of $168.00.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Company Profile

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. In this sense, the Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the yen against the United States dollar.