Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) Short Interest Up 41.5% in December

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (NASDAQ:BOTZ) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,038,465 shares, an increase of 41.5% from the December 15th total of 733,913 shares. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 528,685 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Based on an average daily volume of 528,685 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC increased its stake in Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF by 76.3% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,107 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 912 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. now owns 119,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,906,000 after buying an additional 4,925 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 22,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $742,000 after acquiring an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Fiduciary Alliance LLC lifted its position in Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 132,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,703,000 after acquiring an additional 18,315 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF by 66.6% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 1,012,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,065,000 after acquiring an additional 404,916 shares during the period.

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF Stock Performance

BOTZ stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, hitting $38.35. 736,584 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 993,166. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.23. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF has a 52 week low of $23.82 and a 52 week high of $38.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.41 and a beta of 1.36.

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 30th were given a $0.158 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 86.0%.

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF Company Profile

The Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF (BOTZ) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund provides market- cap selected and weighted exposure to companies involved in the development and production of robots or artificial intelligence. BOTZ was launched on Sep 12, 2016 and is managed by Global X.