Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) Short Interest Down 36.3% in July

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,761,153 shares, a drop of 36.3% from the July 15th total of 15,314,891 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,942,367 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days. Approximately 21.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of ASHR traded down $0.23 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $34.97. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,757,554 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,443,566. Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF has a 52 week low of $29.59 and a 52 week high of $37.33. The stock has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a PE ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.33. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $35.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $34.54.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barometer Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $454,000. Quantitative Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $612,000. DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,667,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. increased its stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 66.9% in the 4th quarter. Sun Life Financial Inc. now owns 330,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,870,000 after purchasing an additional 132,600 shares during the period. Finally, Delphi Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 33.2% in the 4th quarter. Delphi Financial Group Inc. now owns 590,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,391,000 after purchasing an additional 147,220 shares during the period.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the China Shenzhen SE \u002F CSI 300 index. The fund tracks an index of the 300 largest and most liquid Chinese shares traded on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. The fund holds physical China A-shares. ASHR was launched on Nov 6, 2013 and is managed by Xtrackers.