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 growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 128,295 shares, a growth of 266.5% from the April 30th total of 35,009 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 123,295 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:HDEF traded down $0.11 on Friday, reaching $32.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 135,312 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,113. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 52-week low of $28.13 and a 52-week high of $34.26. The company has a market cap of $2.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.00.

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

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF in the 4th quarter worth $165,000. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in 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 in the last quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 2.6% in 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 in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 32.9% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 160,674 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,637,000 after purchasing an additional 39,735 shares during the period. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 382,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,382,000 after purchasing an additional 43,280 shares during the 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.