Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF (NASDAQ:CHPS) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 41,371 shares, an increase of 94.7% from the September 15th total of 21,248 shares. Approximately 2.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 36,782 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CHPS traded down $1.06 during trading on Thursday, reaching $81.58. The stock had a trading volume of 74,325 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,608. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $85.72 and its 200 day moving average is $83.32. Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF has a 52 week low of $40.62 and a 52 week high of $107.97. The stock has a market cap of $128.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07 and a beta of 2.17.

Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 18th were given a dividend of $0.0994 per share. This is a positive change from Xtrackers Semiconductor Select Equity ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.0681. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 18th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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. CHPS was launched on Jul 13, 2023 and is issued by Xtrackers.