Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (NASDAQ:SMCO) Short Interest Up 32.8% in February

Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (NASDAQ:SMCO) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 17,800 shares, a growth of 32.8% from the February 13th total of 13,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 9,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of SMCO traded up $0.64 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $23.79. The company had a trading volume of 13,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,969. The stock has a market capitalization of $93.97 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.65 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $25.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $25.57. Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF has a 52-week low of $22.11 and a 52-week high of $27.55.

Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.1186 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF

The Hilton Small-MidCap Opportunity ETF (SMCO) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in extended market equity. The fund is an actively managed fund that focuses on generating returns while minimizing risk through its proprietary Small & Mid Cap Opportunities investment process (SMCO), which attempts to identify undervalued US stocks in the small- and mid-cap space.