WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:DXJ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 426,590 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the March 31st total of 284,359 shares. Approximately 1.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 320,912 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in DXJ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 1,262.5% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,020,941 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $435,499,000 after buying an additional 2,799,228 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 24,677.4% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 621,416 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $79,560,000 after acquiring an additional 618,908 shares in the last quarter. Robinhood Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund during the fourth quarter worth about $38,014,000. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 2,000.2% during the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 232,875 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,157,000 after acquiring an additional 221,787 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund by 115.9% in the first quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 369,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $58,530,000 after acquiring an additional 198,137 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund Trading Down 0.5%

NYSEARCA:DXJ traded down $0.81 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $161.22. The stock had a trading volume of 302,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 576,558. The company has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.38. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $161.50 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $150.62. WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund has a 1-year low of $107.11 and a 1-year high of $170.55.

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.