WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) Short Interest Up 142.6% in May

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund (NYSEARCA:HEDJ) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 126,052 shares, a growth of 142.6% from the May 14th total of 51,968 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 125,155 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.0 days.

WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund stock traded down $0.11 on Friday, reaching $57.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 66,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,317. The company has a market capitalization of $1.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.27 and a beta of 0.75. WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund has a 52-week low of $47.14 and a 52-week high of $57.71. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $55.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $54.16.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Stifel Financial Corp increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 26,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 3.6% in the first quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 6,088 shares of the company’s stock valued at $318,000 after buying an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 14,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $754,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund by 66.3% in the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the last quarter.

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.