Short Interest in Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Expands By 109.9%

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 35,174 shares, an increase of 109.9% from the May 31st total of 16,754 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 61,590 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 3.9% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Price Performance

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF stock traded down $5.58 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $98.45. 17,360 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,594. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $87.40 and its 200-day moving average price is $65.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.61 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.22. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 1 year low of $33.31 and a 1 year high of $107.97.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 26th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0681 per share. This represents a $0.27 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. This is a positive change from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.05. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Company Profile

The Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (CHPS) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in information technology equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of the companies involved semiconductor industry globally. The index screens securities based on various ESG criteria provided by Sustainalytics. CHPS was launched on Jul 13, 2023 and is issued by Xtrackers.