WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) saw a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 24,879 shares, an increase of 96.7% from the July 30th total of 12,650 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 64,957 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund Stock Down 0.8%

HEDJ opened at $57.27 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $57.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $55.61. WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund has a 52-week low of $49.02 and a 52-week high of $58.50. The company has a market cap of $1.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HEDJ. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 26,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 3.6% in the first quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $318,000 after acquiring an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 14,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund), formerly WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index. The WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index provides exposure to European equities while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the Euro and the United States dollar. The Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the Euro against the United States dollar.