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

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NASDAQ:DXJS) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 100 shares, a decrease of 99.7% from the July 31st total of 30,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DXJS. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 81.8% in the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 35,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,051,000 after purchasing an additional 15,857 shares during the last quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund by 12.2% in the first quarter. Sheets Smith Wealth Management now owns 12,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 1,332 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 1,067 shares during the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $295,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $289,000.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:DXJS opened at $33.49 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $80.38 million, a P/E ratio of 7.02 and a beta of 0.49. WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $27.18 and a 1 year high of $35.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $33.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.45.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.0991 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 25th.

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.