Short Interest in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Drops By 41.0%

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) saw a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 20,064 shares, a decline of 41.0% from the July 30th total of 34,011 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 104,146 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its position in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 12.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 382,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,382,000 after purchasing an additional 43,280 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings 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 buying an additional 39,735 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF by 16.7% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 48,997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,414,000 after acquiring an additional 7,000 shares in the last quarter.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock traded up $0.07 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $34.06. The company had a trading volume of 14,246 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,495. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.96. The company has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.54. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 1-year low of $28.84 and a 1-year high of $34.56.

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.