Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) Short Interest Down 47.0% in July

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEF) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 333,854 shares, a decline of 47.0% from the June 30th total of 629,553 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 576,783 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors increased its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 20.5% during the fourth quarter. Sarver Vrooman Wealth Advisors now owns 80,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,861,000 after buying an additional 13,646 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 16.4% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 255,234 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $12,609,000 after buying an additional 35,932 shares in the last quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 0.8% in the first quarter. Mosaic Family Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,497,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $73,957,000 after buying an additional 11,646 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 10.8% in the first quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 271,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,427,000 after buying an additional 26,462 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vicus Capital boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF by 12.3% during the 4th quarter. Vicus Capital now owns 262,585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,633,000 after acquiring an additional 28,783 shares in the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:DBEF traded down $0.41 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $54.48. 271,659 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 638,367. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $53.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $51.81. The firm has a market cap of $9.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.57. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $43.42 and a twelve month high of $55.40.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of developed-market equities excluding North America. It is hedged for currency exposure from a USD point of view. DBEF was launched on Jun 9, 2011 and is managed by Xtrackers.