Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEU) Short Interest Up 51.8% in July

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:DBEU) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,866 shares, a growth of 51.8% from the July 15th total of 7,815 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 23,534 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of DBEU stock traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $54.96. The stock had a trading volume of 3,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 51,815. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $53.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $51.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $780.43 million, a PE ratio of 16.40 and a beta of 0.62. Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF has a 52-week low of $44.63 and a 52-week high of $55.63.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in DBEU. Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its position in Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF by 31.6% during the second quarter. Cooksen Wealth LLC now owns 47,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,106,000 after buying an additional 11,466 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF by 149.2% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 109,825 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,842,000 after acquiring an additional 65,754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Independent Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF in the first quarter worth $76,000.

About Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity ETF (DBEU) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted and currency-hedged index of companies in developed Europe. DBEU was launched on Oct 1, 2013 and is managed by Xtrackers.