WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJ) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJ) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 7,931 shares, a decline of 47.5% from the March 15th total of 15,093 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 63,598 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund Trading Down 0.7%

NYSEARCA DFJ traded down $0.73 on Wednesday, reaching $105.76. The stock had a trading volume of 3,596 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,872. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $105.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.10. WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund has a 1 year low of $78.96 and a 1 year high of $113.22. The company has a market capitalization of $412.48 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.43.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 2.3% in the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 210,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,983,000 after purchasing an additional 4,769 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 126,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,149,000 after purchasing an additional 4,144 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 3.7% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 91,335 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,662,000 after purchasing an additional 3,274 shares in the last quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 1.3% in the third quarter. Barry Investment Advisors LLC now owns 86,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,168,000 after purchasing an additional 1,109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 82,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,820 shares in the last quarter.

About WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of dividend paying small-capitalization companies in Japan. After the 300 largest companies have been removed from the WisdomTree Japan Dividend Index, the remaining companies are chosen for inclusion in the Index. Companies are weighted in the Index based on annual cash dividends paid.