WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 12,827 shares, a decrease of 68.0% from the April 30th total of 40,092 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 31,664 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Price Performance

Shares of WTMF traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $41.18. The stock had a trading volume of 27,919 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,926. WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund has a 52 week low of $34.55 and a 52 week high of $41.49. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $40.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $39.28. The firm has a market cap of $226.49 million, a P/E ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.21.

Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of WTMF. Team Financial Group LLC grew its position in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Team Financial Group LLC now owns 4,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Financial Group raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 308 shares in the last quarter. Sequent Planning LLC lifted its stake in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.9% during the first quarter. Sequent Planning LLC now owns 17,707 shares of the company’s stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.6% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 24,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Efficient Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 35,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,397,000 after purchasing an additional 388 shares in the last quarter.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Company Profile

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.