Short Interest in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) Expands By 477.1%

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 82,976 shares, an increase of 477.1% from the April 15th total of 14,377 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 62,564 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HEDJ. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 2,000.0% in the 4th quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 441,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,151,000 after acquiring an additional 420,194 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 665.1% during the 4th quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 203,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,800,000 after purchasing an additional 176,936 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 34.9% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 374,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,006,000 after purchasing an additional 96,825 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 215.3% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 137,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,635,000 after purchasing an additional 94,154 shares during the period. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 74.5% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 178,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,473,000 after purchasing an additional 76,236 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund Price Performance

NYSEARCA HEDJ opened at $55.29 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $53.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $53.48. WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund has a 1 year low of $47.14 and a 1 year high of $56.81. The company has a market cap of $1.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27 and a beta of 0.75.

About WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (the Fund), formerly WisdomTree International Hedged Equity Fund, is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index. The WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Index provides exposure to European equities while at the same time neutralizing exposure to fluctuations between the Euro and the United States dollar. The Index hedges against fluctuations in the relative value of the Euro against the United States dollar.