WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (NYSEARCA:XC) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (NYSEARCA:XC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,182 shares, an increase of 225.7% from the April 15th total of 1,898 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 12,160 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in XC. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund during the 1st quarter worth about $1,467,000. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 92,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,303,000 after buying an additional 378 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund by 17.5% during the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 263,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,126,000 after buying an additional 39,330 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $916,000 after buying an additional 484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citadel Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund by 192.0% during the 3rd quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 144,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,021,000 after buying an additional 95,322 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund Trading Up 1.0%

NYSEARCA:XC traded up $0.33 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $31.96. The stock had a trading volume of 24,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,405. The stock has a market capitalization of $99.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.06 and a beta of 0.78. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.90 and a 200-day simple moving average of $33.32. WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund has a 52 week low of $30.04 and a 52 week high of $35.86.

About WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund

The WisdomTree Emerging Markets ex-China Fund (XC) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of emerging market companies that meet certain environmental, social, and governance criteria. The fund excludes Chinese companies and state-owned enterprises. XC was launched on Sep 22, 2022 and is managed by WisdomTree.