Short Interest in Invesco DB Energy Fund (NYSEARCA:DBE) Increases By 2,077.5%

Invesco DB Energy Fund (NYSEARCA:DBE) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 154,931 shares, a growth of 2,077.5% from the November 30th total of 7,115 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 21,778 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.1 days. Currently, 6.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Currently, 6.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 21,778 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.1 days.

Invesco DB Energy Fund Trading Down 0.5%

DBE stock traded down $0.09 on Wednesday, hitting $17.73. The company had a trading volume of 9,572 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,731. Invesco DB Energy Fund has a 12-month low of $16.22 and a 12-month high of $20.72. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.99. The stock has a market cap of $44.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.72 and a beta of 0.26.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Invesco DB Energy Fund

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Invesco DB Energy Fund by 24.9% in the third quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 3,702 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $70,000 after acquiring an additional 739 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in shares of Invesco DB Energy Fund by 32.3% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 3,876 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Invesco DB Energy Fund during the 3rd quarter valued at about $221,000. Blueprint Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Invesco DB Energy Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $310,000. Finally, Blueprint Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Invesco DB Energy Fund in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $310,000.

About Invesco DB Energy Fund

PowerShares DB Energy Fund (the Fund) is based on the Deutsche Bank Liquid Commodity Index – Optimum Yield Energy Excess Return (the Index). The Index is a rules-based index composed of futures contracts on some of the most heavily traded energy commodities in the world-light sweet crude oil (WTI), heating oil, brent crude oil, reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (RBOB) gasoline and natural gas. The Index is intended to reflect the performance of the energy sector. The Fund is a separate series of PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust (the Trust).