Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) Short Interest Up 35.6% in January

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:ASHR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 10,114,689 shares, an increase of 35.6% from the December 31st total of 7,457,328 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,255,596 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days. Currently, 18.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 18.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,255,596 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

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

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Freemont Capital Pte Ltd purchased a new stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the third quarter valued at about $1,814,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF by 26.6% in the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,185,968 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,662,000 after purchasing an additional 249,190 shares in the last quarter. Hutchinson Financial Advisors INC purchased a new stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $631,000. Sun Life Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,461,000. Finally, Trium Capital LLP acquired a new stake in Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,955,000.

Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF stock traded down $0.36 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $33.08. 9,129,162 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,534,386. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.62 and a beta of 0.27. Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF has a twelve month low of $23.26 and a twelve month high of $34.35. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.11.

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.