Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Short Interest Up 125.8% in August

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 48,559 shares, a growth of 125.8% from the August 15th total of 21,503 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 25,328 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF stock traded up $0.25 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $80.18. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,188 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,206. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $84.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $78.20. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 12-month low of $37.67 and a 12-month high of $107.97. The company has a market cap of $160.28 million, a PE ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.21.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.0681 per share. This is a positive change from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th.

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.