Short Interest in Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBAW) Grows By 289.3%

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBAW) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 47,260 shares, an increase of 289.3% from the July 30th total of 12,139 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,202 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF Trading Up 0.1%

NYSEARCA DBAW opened at $48.65 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $46.07. The company has a market capitalization of $294.33 million, a PE ratio of 15.92 and a beta of 0.53. Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $37.98 and a 12 month high of $49.25.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF by 203.5% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 10,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $373,000 after acquiring an additional 7,065 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF by 40.1% during the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 17,328 shares of the company’s stock valued at $749,000 after purchasing an additional 4,957 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 387,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,178,000 after purchasing an additional 16,762 shares in the last quarter.

About Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI All World ex U.S. Hedged Equity ETF (DBAW) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks an index of large- and mid-cap companies from developed and emerging markets, excluding the US. The fund hedges out its exposure to the underlying currencies, relative to the USD. DBAW was launched on Jan 23, 2014 and is managed by Xtrackers.