WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (NASDAQ:WCBR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,800 shares, an increase of 456.3% from the November 30th total of 3,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 19,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.9 days.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of WCBR stock opened at $29.12 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $28.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.06. WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund has a twelve month low of $22.20 and a twelve month high of $30.69. The stock has a market cap of $117.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.77 and a beta of 0.85.

WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 26th will be given a dividend of $0.0067 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 26th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 13,094.2% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 79,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,989,000 after purchasing an additional 78,565 shares during the last quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC boosted its stake in WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 4,677.2% during the third quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 701,910 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,857,000 after buying an additional 687,217 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 0.7% during the third quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 97,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,479,000 after acquiring an additional 660 shares during the last quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Demars Financial Group LLC now owns 22,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $565,000 after acquiring an additional 524 shares during the period. Finally, Nwam LLC acquired a new position in shares of WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $483,000.

About WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund

The WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund (WCBR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity index. The fund tracks an index of developed market companies primarily involved in cybersecurity and security-oriented technology. WCBR was launched on Jan 28, 2021 and is managed by WisdomTree.