Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) saw a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 114,237 shares, a growth of 207.4% from the August 31st total of 37,163 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 160,962 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock traded up $0.12 on Friday, hitting $33.03. 136,629 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 172,868. Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF has a 12-month low of $29.13 and a 12-month high of $34.56. The company has a market cap of $2.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.71 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.98.

Institutional Trading of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

A hedge fund recently raised its position in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its holdings in Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:HDEF) by 12.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 382,043 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 43,280 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned approximately 0.55% of Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF worth $12,382,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

About Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF

The Xtrackers MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield Equity ETF (HDEF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI EAFE High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks a cap-weighted index of developed country stocks, ex-North America, selected by quality and dividend factors. HDEF was launched on Aug 12, 2015 and is managed by Xtrackers.