WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJ) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund (NYSEARCA:DFJGet Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,464 shares, a growth of 372.3% from the April 15th total of 5,180 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,252 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of DFJ. Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 2.9% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 205,952 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,649,000 after purchasing an additional 5,755 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 7.3% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 17,454 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,496,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares during the period. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund during the third quarter valued at $211,000. 3EDGE Asset Management LP acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund during the third quarter valued at $431,000. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund by 120.6% during the third quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund Price Performance

Shares of DFJ traded down $0.86 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $107.11. 36,867 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 38,150. The firm has a market capitalization of $396.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.43. WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund has a twelve month low of $82.43 and a twelve month high of $113.22. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $103.63 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $100.79.

WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund Company Profile

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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.

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