Short Interest in Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Increases By 875.0%

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,900 shares, an increase of 875.0% from the January 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Price Performance

CHPS stock traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $31.36. The company had a trading volume of 104 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,452. The company has a market capitalization of $6.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.05 and a beta of 1.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $31.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.50. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 1-year low of $28.64 and a 1-year high of $38.20.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 30th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $0.0804 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th.

About Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF

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.