Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,371 shares, a growth of 94.7% from the September 15th total of 21,248 shares. Currently, 2.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 36,782 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHPS traded down $3.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $83.21. The company had a trading volume of 27,445 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,308. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $40.62 and a twelve month high of $107.97. The stock has a market cap of $131.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.17. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $85.77 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.11.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 18th were issued a $0.0994 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 18th. This is an increase from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0681.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics. CHPS was launched on Jul 13, 2023 and is issued by Xtrackers.