Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $30.86 and last traded at $30.8750, with a volume of 17131 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $30.58.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $2.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.67. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $29.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.48.

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

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 245,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,230,000 after buying an additional 85,060 shares during the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 287,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,463,000 after purchasing an additional 5,024 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 1,514 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 361 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position 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 valued at $1,414,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 90.6% during the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 170,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,932,000 after purchasing an additional 81,237 shares during the period.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

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.