WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJ) Short Interest Up 372.3% in April

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJ) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,464 shares, an increase of 372.3% from the April 15th total of 5,180 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 30,252 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund Stock Performance

Shares of DFJ stock opened at $107.92 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $399.30 million, a P/E ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.43. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $103.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $100.59. WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund has a fifty-two week low of $81.16 and a fifty-two week high of $113.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AE Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 120.6% in the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 171.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 543 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $52,000 after acquiring an additional 343 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund in the third quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 20.2% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,861 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 648 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 16.1% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $379,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that closely correspond to the price and yield performance of the WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of dividend paying small-capitalization companies in Japan. After the 300 largest companies have been removed from the WisdomTree Japan Dividend Index, the remaining companies are chosen for inclusion in the Index. Companies are weighted in the Index based on annual cash dividends paid.