Short Interest in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EZM) Rises By 124.5%

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EZM) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,371 shares, an increase of 124.5% from the March 31st total of 5,957 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 29,745 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 619,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,393,000 after purchasing an additional 52,338 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 3.6% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 533,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,981,000 after purchasing an additional 18,410 shares during the last quarter. CPC Advisors LLC raised its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 2.7% during the first quarter. CPC Advisors LLC now owns 262,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,632,000 after purchasing an additional 6,843 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC acquired a new position in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund during the fourth quarter worth $13,846,000. Finally, Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC now owns 184,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,318,000 after purchasing an additional 4,406 shares during the last quarter.

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund Stock Performance

EZM stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $72.05. 11,573 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,635. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $69.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $68.04. The stock has a market cap of $882.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.03. WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund has a fifty-two week low of $56.28 and a fifty-two week high of $73.43.

About WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund

WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree MidCap Earnings Index (the Index). The Index is a fundamentally weighted index that measures the performance of earnings-generating companies within the mid-capitalization segment of the United States stock market. The Index consists of the companies in the top 75% of the market capitalization of the WisdomTree Earnings Index after the 500 largest companies have been removed.