Short Interest in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) Rises By 116.8%

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 17,253 shares, a growth of 116.8% from the December 15th total of 7,959 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 33,409 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 33,409 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of WTMF. Stewardship Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Stewardship Advisors LLC now owns 279,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,633,000 after purchasing an additional 3,513 shares during the last quarter. Columbus Macro LLC grew its position in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 33,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,289,000 after buying an additional 2,019 shares during the last quarter. Team Financial Group LLC increased its stake in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Team Financial Group LLC now owns 4,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group raised its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 16,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $619,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. purchased a new stake in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund in the third quarter worth $585,000.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA WTMF traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $39.40. The company had a trading volume of 43,674 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,747. WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund has a 1 year low of $32.83 and a 1 year high of $39.47. The company has a market capitalization of $202.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $38.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $37.45.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 26th were paid a dividend of $0.3321 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 26th. This represents a yield of 173.0%.

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.