WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,500 shares, a decrease of 14.6% from the December 15th total of 4,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. National Bank of Canada FI purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 10.7% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management increased its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 13,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 699 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the 3rd quarter worth $673,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,396,000 after purchasing an additional 687 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

DXJS opened at $33.48 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $34.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.89. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a one year low of $27.18 and a one year high of $35.64. The stock has a market cap of $70.31 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 $1.0247 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th. This is an increase from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund’s previous dividend of $0.02.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Company Profile

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.