Short Interest in Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) Rises By 101.3%

Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,385 shares, a growth of 101.3% from the December 31st total of 688 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,355 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 3,355 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:HOMZ traded down $0.65 during trading on Friday, reaching $46.77. 1,793 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,555. Hoya Capital Housing ETF has a 52-week low of $39.28 and a 52-week high of $49.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $46.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.35. The stock has a market cap of $36.01 million, a P/E ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 1.16.

Hoya Capital Housing ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 21st were given a dividend of $0.0975 per share. This is a positive change from Hoya Capital Housing ETF’s previous monthly dividend of $0.09. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 21st.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hoya Capital Housing ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Hoya Capital Housing ETF stock. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC grew its position in Hoya Capital Housing ETF (NYSEARCA:HOMZ) by 2.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,890 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,287 shares during the period. Hoya Capital Housing ETF accounts for about 37.5% of Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Hoya Capital Real Estate LLC owned approximately 6.22% of Hoya Capital Housing ETF worth $2,253,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

About Hoya Capital Housing ETF

The Hoya Capital Housing ETF (HOMZ) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Hoya Capital Housing 100 index. The fund tracks a tier-weighted index of 100 equities representing the US residential housing industry. HOMZ was launched on Mar 20, 2019 and is managed by Hoya.