Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Shares Up 0.2% – Here’s Why

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) shot up 0.2% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $32.90 and last traded at $32.90. 67,385 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 64% from the average session volume of 188,580 shares. The stock had previously closed at $32.84.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Down 0.9%

The stock has a market capitalization of $2.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.56. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $32.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HDEF. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2,672.2% in the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 338,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,498,000 after purchasing an additional 326,543 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% during 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 stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 295,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,148,000 after buying an additional 7,506 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake 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 worth $1,414,000 after buying an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lodestone Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $165,000.

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.