Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Trading Down 0.8% – Here’s What Happened

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF)’s share price dropped 0.8% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $32.95 and last traded at $33.05. 119,982 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 189,043 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.30.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Down 0.8%

The firm has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a 50 day moving average of $32.60 and a 200 day moving average of $32.53.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HDEF. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 32.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 160,674 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,637,000 after acquiring an additional 39,735 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $165,000. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. increased its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after buying an additional 7,506 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after buying an additional 326,543 shares in the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of developed country stocks, ex-North America, selected by quality and dividend factors. HDEF was launched on Aug 12, 2015 and is managed by Xtrackers.