Short Interest in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Drops By 14.6%

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DXJS. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter worth $26,000. Sheets Smith Wealth Management raised 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 acquiring an additional 699 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $673,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 1.7% in the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 41,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,396,000 after acquiring an additional 687 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DXJS opened at $34.70 on Friday. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1-year low of $27.18 and a 1-year high of $35.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $72.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $34.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.83.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 26th were issued a $1.0247 dividend. This is a boost from WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund’s previous dividend of $0.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 26th.

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.