WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EZM) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund (NYSEARCA:EZM) saw a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 18,954 shares, a decline of 73.9% from the July 30th total of 72,645 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 18,697 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:EZM traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $76.82. The stock had a trading volume of 21,517 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,678. WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund has a 1 year low of $63.01 and a 1 year high of $77.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $75.84 and its 200-day moving average is $72.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $952.57 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.98 and a beta of 1.00.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of EZM. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 3.6% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 533,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,981,000 after buying an additional 18,410 shares in the last quarter. CPC Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. CPC Advisors LLC now owns 262,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,632,000 after acquiring an additional 6,843 shares in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund in the 4th quarter valued at about $13,846,000. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Clearwater Capital Advisors LLC now owns 191,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,884,000 after acquiring an additional 7,268 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 175,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,391 shares in the last quarter.

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.