WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 724,950 shares, a growth of 199.6% from the September 30th total of 241,994 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 828,254 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Stock Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA:DXJ opened at $59.47 on Thursday. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has a 12 month low of $44.75 and a 12 month high of $61.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $59.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.58. The firm has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.42.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund in the 3rd quarter valued at about $3,365,000. Global View Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 5.8% in the third quarter. Global View Capital Management LLC now owns 18,679 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,372,000 after acquiring an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Auour Investments LLC lifted its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 13.1% during the third quarter. Auour Investments LLC now owns 3,269 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $590,000 after purchasing an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 168.4% during the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 12,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,182,000 after purchasing an additional 7,582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 17.8% in the 3rd quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 10,588 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,912,000 after purchasing an additional 1,603 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Index (the Index). The Index is designed to provide exposure to Japanese equity markets while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations of the Japanese Yen movements relative to the United States dollar. In this sense, the Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the yen against the United States dollar.