WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) Short Interest Down 65.3% in March

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 41,100 shares, a decline of 65.3% from the February 29th total of 118,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 21,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Stock Performance

DXJS traded down $0.31 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $33.49. The company had a trading volume of 20,085 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,410. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $32.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.27. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 12-month low of $23.50 and a 12-month high of $33.96. The stock has a market cap of $60.28 million, a PE ratio of 9.73 and a beta of 0.49.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 25th were given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 22nd.

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 DXJS. Kestra Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Schroder Investment Management Group raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Almanack Investment Partners LLC. bought a new position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth $40,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 476.3% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,798 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 3,310 shares in the last quarter.

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.