Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $33.62 and last traded at $33.64, with a volume of 127896 shares. The stock had previously closed at $33.50.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $31.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $30.40. The company has a market cap of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.67.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Flow Traders U.S. LLC grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 90.6% in the 2nd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 170,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,932,000 after purchasing an additional 81,237 shares during the last quarter. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,745 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,000 after acquiring an additional 414 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,498,000 after acquiring an additional 326,543 shares during the period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. lifted its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,148,000 after purchasing an additional 7,506 shares during the period. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in 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 valued at $7,230,000 after purchasing an additional 85,060 shares in the last quarter.

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.