Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Short Interest Update

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 37,163 shares, an increase of 85.2% from the August 15th total of 20,064 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 99,758 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

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

HDEF stock opened at $33.74 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.33 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $28.84 and a 1 year high of $34.56. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.98.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) by 12.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 382,043 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 43,280 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.55% of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF worth $12,382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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.