Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Short Interest Update

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,064 shares, a decline of 41.0% from the July 30th total of 34,011 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 104,146 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA HDEF remained flat at $33.92 during mid-day trading on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 26,245 shares, compared to its average volume of 174,673. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $33.28 and its 200 day moving average is $32.95. The company has a market capitalization of $2.34 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.54. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $28.84 and a 1 year high of $34.56.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of 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 worth $4,637,000 after purchasing an additional 39,735 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its holdings in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,498,000 after acquiring an additional 326,543 shares during the period.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

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.