John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:JHDG) Stock Short Interest Rises 2,151.6%

John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:JHDG) saw a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 26,907 shares, a growth of 2,151.6% from the September 15th total of 1,195 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,720 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA JHDG traded up $0.31 during trading on Friday, reaching $28.67. 1,532 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 25,835. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.33. John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF has a 52-week low of $25.62 and a 52-week high of $28.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $125.57 million, a PE ratio of -148,549.22 and a beta of 0.90.

John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 28th were given a $0.0216 dividend. This represents a $0.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 28th. John Hancock Hedged Equity ETF’s payout ratio is -25,906.74%.