Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $32.17 and last traded at $32.0260, with a volume of 23448 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $31.69.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 1.3%

The company has a market capitalization of $2.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $30.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 7.8% in the second quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,745 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,000 after buying an additional 414 shares during the period. Flow Traders U.S. LLC lifted 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 period. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. boosted its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. ETF Portfolio Partners Inc. now owns 282,654 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,157,000 after purchasing an additional 17,113 shares during the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF during the fourth quarter worth $165,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 52.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 245,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,230,000 after purchasing an additional 85,060 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.