WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF) Short Interest Up 105.7% in April
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemWisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund (NYSEARCA:WTMF – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,585 shares, an increase of 105.7% from the March 31st total of 10,494 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,248 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.
WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund Price Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA WTMF traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $40.50. 26,980 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 33,856. The company’s 50 day moving average is $39.69 and its 200 day moving average is $38.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.73 million, a P/E ratio of 20.76 and a beta of 0.22. WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund has a one year low of $33.93 and a one year high of $40.85.
Institutional Trading of WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WTMF. MML Investors Services LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 144.8% in the 2nd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 28,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 17,142 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 21.5% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 15,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,000 after purchasing an additional 2,697 shares during the period. Columbus Macro LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 11.9% in the 3rd quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 31,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 3,385 shares during the period. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 58.0% in the 3rd quarter. Discipline Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 21,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $825,000 after purchasing an additional 7,999 shares during the period. Finally, Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in WisdomTree Managed Futures Strategy Fund by 108.6% in the 3rd quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 24,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $929,000 after purchasing an additional 12,767 shares during the period.
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.