WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) Short Interest Update

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,959 shares, a growth of 125.4% from the November 30th total of 3,531 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,971 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 48,971 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Price Performance

WTMF stock traded down $0.14 during trading on Friday, hitting $38.47. The stock had a trading volume of 10,136 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,411. WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund has a twelve month low of $32.83 and a twelve month high of $39.00. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $38.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $182.73 million, a P/E ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.23.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th will be paid a $0.3321 dividend. This represents a yield of 173.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 26th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of WTMF. Team Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 9.1% in the 3rd quarter. Team Financial Group LLC now owns 3,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group raised its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 15,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $605,000 after buying an additional 386 shares during the period. PAX Financial Group LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 5.9% in the third quarter. PAX Financial Group LLC now owns 12,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $491,000 after buying an additional 727 shares during the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC lifted its position in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.9% in the second quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC now owns 59,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,105,000 after buying an additional 1,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alteri Wealth LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 15.8% during the third quarter. Alteri Wealth LLC now owns 8,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $328,000 after buying an additional 1,179 shares during the period.

About WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund

The WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (WTMF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Managed Futures index. The fund is actively managed to provide positive returns in rising and falling markets. The fund seeks to emulate the returns of an index that takes long and short positions in currency, commodity, and Treasury futures. WTMF was launched on Jan 5, 2011 and is managed by WisdomTree.