Short Interest in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Increases By 266.5%

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 128,295 shares, a growth of 266.5% from the April 30th total of 35,009 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 123,295 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.0 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 32.9% in 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% during the 2nd 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 stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the 4th quarter worth $165,000. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 worth $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 7,506 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% in the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,498,000 after purchasing an additional 326,543 shares during the period.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDEF traded up $0.09 on Friday, reaching $32.88. 15,640 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 186,914. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a twelve month low of $28.13 and a twelve month high of $34.26. The company has a fifty day moving average of $32.72 and a 200-day moving average of $32.00. The company has a market capitalization of $2.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.56.

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.