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

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 110,376 shares, a growth of 123.1% from the June 30th total of 49,477 shares. Approximately 1.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,172 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.7 days.

WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:WTMF traded down $0.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $40.70. The stock had a trading volume of 29,534 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,970. The stock has a market capitalization of $238.12 million, a PE ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.21. WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund has a 52 week low of $35.42 and a 52 week high of $42.37. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $40.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $40.08.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WTMF. Sequent Planning LLC raised 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 valued at $703,000 after purchasing an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 24,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $956,000 after buying an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC increased 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 buying an additional 388 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS increased its holdings in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 11,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $425,000 after buying an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Asset Allocation Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 2.1% during the 1st quarter. Asset Allocation Strategies LLC now owns 31,486 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,250,000 after buying an additional 645 shares in the last quarter.

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.