Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) Short Interest Up 434.2% in April

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (NASDAQ:ROE) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 20,063 shares, an increase of 434.2% from the April 15th total of 3,756 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,597 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 0.9% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 294,060 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,419,000 after purchasing an additional 2,632 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 278,325 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,829,000 after purchasing an additional 11,524 shares in the last quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 66.5% in the 4th quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC now owns 194,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,862,000 after purchasing an additional 77,742 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors bought a new position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,123,000. Finally, Puff Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Astoria US Quality Kings ETF by 30.8% during the 4th quarter. Puff Wealth Management LLC now owns 54,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,938,000 after purchasing an additional 12,781 shares during the last quarter.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:ROE opened at $40.23 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $37.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.44. Astoria US Quality Kings ETF has a twelve month low of $30.26 and a twelve month high of $40.37. The stock has a market cap of $244.60 million, a P/E ratio of 18.34 and a beta of 1.03.

Astoria US Quality Kings ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 30th were given a dividend of $0.1031 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 30th.

About Astoria US Quality Kings ETF

The Astoria US Quality Kings ETF (ROE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund is an actively managed ETF that provides long-term capital appreciation by investing in 100 high-quality US stocks in the large- and mid-cap space based on proprietary quantitative screens. Holdings are equally weighted, and sector optimized. ROE was launched on Aug 1, 2023 and is issued by Astoria.